posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

English

Alternative forms

• posterior cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoideus posterior

Noun

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle (plural posterior cricoarytenoid muscles)

1. (anatomy) A muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

   Coordinate term: lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後環杓肌／后环杓肌 (hòu huánsháo jī)

References

• “cricoarytenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.