Thyroepiglottic part of thyroarytenoid muscle
Pars thyreoepiglottica musculi thyreoarytenoidei
- Latin synonym: Pars thyroepiglottica musculi thyroarytenoidei
- Related terms: Thyroepiglottic part; Thyroepiglottic part (Thyroarytenoid)
Definition
Description:
A considerable number of the fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle are prolonged into the aryepiglottic fold, where some of them become lost, while others are continued to the margin of the epiglottis. They have received a distinctive name, thyreoepiglotticus or thyroepiglottic, and are sometimes described as a separate muscle.
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/).
