Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage

Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view.
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Latin	processus muscularis cartilaginis arytenoideae
TA	A06.2.04.013
FMA	55351
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage is short, rounded, and prominent; it projects backward and lateralward, and is termed the muscular process; it gives insertion to the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles behind, and to the lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in front.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy of the larynx

Cartilage	major/unpaired: Epiglottis Vallecula Thyroid Adam's apple Cricoid minor/paired: Arytenoid Vocal process Muscular process Corniculate Cuneiform

Ligaments/folds	extrinsic ligaments: Hyoepiglottic ligament Thyrohyoid membrane Lateral ligament Median ligament Thyroepiglottic ligament Cricotracheal ligament intrinsic ligaments, upper: Quadrangular membrane Aryepiglottic Vestibular ligament/Vestibular fold intrinsic ligaments, lower: Cricothyroid ligament Median Lateral/Conus elasticus Vocal ligament/Vocal folds

Laryngeal cavity	Laryngeal inlet Vestibule Rima vestibuli Ventricle Rima glottidis/Glottis Infraglottic cavity

Other	Muscles of larynx Cricothyroid articulation Cricoarytenoid articulation

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