Muscles of larynx
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| Muscles of larynx | |
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 Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. | |
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| Latin | musculi laryngis |
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The muscles of the larynx are extrinsic, passing between the larynx and parts around; and intrinsic, confined entirely to the larynx.
The intrinsic muscles are divided into respiratory and the phonatory muscles (the muscles of phonation). The respiratory muscles move the vocal cords apart and serve breathing. The phonatory muscles move the vocal cords together and serve the production of voice.
The main respiratory muscles are the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles. The phonatory muscles are divided into adductors (lateral cricoarytenoid muscles, arytenoid muscles) and tensors (cricothyroid muscles, thyroarytenoid muscles).
External links
- lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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