Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage

Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
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The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view.
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Identifiers
Latinprocessus muscularis cartilaginis arytenoideae
TAA06.2.04.013
FMA55351
Anatomical terminology

The lateral angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage is short, rounded, and prominent; it projects backward and lateralward, and is termed the muscular process; it gives insertion to the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles behind, and to the lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in front.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1075 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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