Aryepiglottic

Aryepiglottic muscle

Aryepiglottic muscle

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The aryepiglottic muscle or aryepiglotticus muscle is an intrinsic muscle of the larynx.[1]

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The muscle originates from the muscular process of arytenoid cartilage and inserts to the aryepiglottic fold and lateral border of the epiglottis. The aryepiglottic muscle is innervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve, a branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (itself a branch of the vagus nerve). The muscle adducts arytenoid cartilages and acts as a sphincter on the laryngeal inlet.[1][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Allen, Evan; Murcek, Benjamin W. (2019), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Larynx Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve", StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29261997, retrieved 2019-09-28
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    Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Standring, Susan (Forty-first ed.). [Philadelphia]. 2016. ISBN 9780702052309. OCLC 920806541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)


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