Cricoarytenoid muscles are muscles that connect the
cricoid cartilage
The cricoid cartilage , or simply cricoid (from the Greek ''krikoeides'' meaning "ring-shaped") or cricoid ring, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea. It forms the back part of the voice box and functions as an attachment si ...
and
arytenoid cartilage.
More specifically, it can refer to:
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Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
The posterior cricoarytenoid muscles are small, paired intrinsic muscles of the larynx that extend between cricoid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx.
Structure Origin and insertion
The posterior cricoarytenoid originates f ...
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Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
The lateral cricoarytenoid (also anterior cricoarytenoid) muscles extend from the lateral cricoid cartilage to the muscular process of the arytenoid cartilage. By rotating the arytenoid cartilages medially, these muscles adduct the vocal cords an ...
Muscles of the head and neck
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