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Last Update: 09/19/2024 11:53 PM
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Muscle
aryepiglottic
Etymology
Origin
apex (superior part) of the arytenoid cartilage
Insertion
epiglottis
Action
draws the epiglottis posteriorly and downward during swallowing
Innervation
inferior laryngeal nerve, from recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the of vagus (X)
Relations
Myotome
Kenhub
Artery
laryngeal br. of the superior thyroid a.
Netter
Notes
the mucosa is raised by the underlying aryepiglottic m. to form the aryepiglottic fold
Netter Description
Clinical
C. exp
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