lateral cricoarytenoid (muscle)

lat·er·al cri·co·ar·y·te·noid (mus·cle)

[TA]

an intrinsic muscle of the larynx; origin, upper margin of arch of cricoid cartilage; insertion, muscular process of arytenoid; action, adducts vocal folds (narrows rima glottidis); nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.

Synonym(s): musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis [TA]