| Aryepiglotticus muscle | |
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| Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. Oblique arytenoid: The "X" in the center. Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the "X". Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back. |
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| 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
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The aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.
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