Structure
It arises in front from the lower half of the angle of theParts
The lower and deeper fibers of the muscle can be differentiated as a triangular band which is inserted into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage, and into the adjacent portion of its anterior surface; it is termed the ''Vocalis'', and lies parallel with the vocal ligament, to which it is adherent.Frank H. Netter, MD "Atlas of Human anatomy", 7th Edition, 2019, Plate 91, superior view The vocal muscle is the upper portion of the thyroarytenoid muscle which is primarily involved in producing speech. A considerable number of the fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle are prolonged into the aryepiglottic fold, where some of them become lost, while others are continued to the margin of the epiglottis. They have received a distinctive name, thyroepiglottic muscle, ''thyreoepiglotticus'' or ''thyroepiglottic'', and are sometimes described as a separate muscle. A few fibers extend along the wall of the ventricle from the lateral wall of theFunction
The thyroarytenoid muscle, consisting of two parts having different attachments and different directions, is rather complicated as regards its action. Its main use is to draw the arytenoid cartilages forward toward the thyroid, and thus relax and shorten the vocal folds. But, owing to the connection of the deeper portion with the vocal fold, this part, if acting separately, is supposed to modify its elasticity and tension, while the lateral portion rotates the arytenoid cartilage inward, and thus narrows theAdditional images
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