Straight part of cricothyroid muscle
Pars recta musculi cricothyreoidei
- Related terms: Straight part
Definition
Description:
The anterior fibers of cricothyroid, forming a pars recta, run upward, backward, and lateralward to the posterior part of the lower border of the lamina of the thyroid cartilage.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
