- Aryepiglottic muscle
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Aryepiglotticus muscle 
Muscles of larynx. Posterior view.
Oblique arytenoid: The "X" in the center.
Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the "X".
Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back.
Sagittal section of the larynx and upper part of the trachea. (Arytenoideus visible at center right.) Latin pars aryepiglottica musculi arytenoidei obliqui, musculus aryepiglotticus Gray's subject #236 1082 Origin muscular process of arytenoid Insertion = edge of epiglottis Blood = larygeal branch of superior thyroid artery
Insertion {{{Insertion}}} Artery {{{Blood}}} Nerve inferior laryneal nerve (from vagus) Actions close the inlet Antagonist =
The aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.
External links
- LUC ary
- -898957235 at GPnotebook
- aryepiglottic+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
- lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (larynxmuscles)
List of muscles of head and neck: the neck (TA A04.2, GA 4.387) Cervical Suboccipital Suprahyoid CN V3 (medial): mylohyoid · anterior belly of digastric
CN VII (lateral): stylohyoid · posterior belly of digastric
C1 (deep): geniohyoidInfrahyoid/strap Fasciae Pharynx pharyngeal constrictor (superior, middle, inferior) · longitudinal (stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus)Larynx cricothyroid · cricoarytenoid (posterior, lateral) · arytenoid (oblique arytenoid/aryepiglottic, transverse arytenoid) · thyroarytenoid (vocal, thyroepiglottic)Categories:- Muscle stubs
- Muscles of the head and neck
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