- Laryngeal muscles
Laryngeal muscles can refer to:
*Cricothyroid muscle
*Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
*Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
*Arytenoid muscle
*Thyroarytenoid muscle
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Laryngeal muscles
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