thyroepiglottic part of thyroarytenoid (muscle)
(redirected from depressor muscle of epiglottis)thyroepiglottic part of thyroarytenoid (muscle)
[TA]intrinsic muscle of larynx; origin, inner surface of thyroid cartilage in common with the thyroarytenoideus muscle; insertion, aryepiglottic fold and margin of epiglottis; action, depresses base of epiglottis; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.