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thyro-arytenoid

Term ID
UBERON:0008576
Synonyms
  • musculus thyroarytenoideus
  • thyreoarytaenoideus
  • thyreoarytaenoideus muscle
  • thyreoarytænoideus
  • thyreoarytænoideus muscle
  • thyreoepiglotticus
  • thyro-arytenoid %26 vocalis
  • thyro-arytenoid muscle
  • thyroarytenoid
  • thyroarytenoid muscle
  • thyroarytænoideus
  • ventricularis
  • ventricularis muscle
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Definition
The Thyroarytenoid is a broad, thin, muscle which lies parallel with and lateral to the vocal fold, and supports the wall of the ventricle and its appendix. It functions in fine tonal control of the vocal cords. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroarytenoid_muscle
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