Transverse arytenoid

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Transverse arytenoid
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	musculus arytenoideus transversus
Gray's	subject #236 1082
Origin
Insertion
Artery:
Nerve:
Action:
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12548436

The tranverse arytenoid crosses transversely between the two cartilages.

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• LUC tary
• Norman/Georgetown lesson11 (larynxmuscles)

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