Transverse arytenoid muscle
Musculus arytenoideus transversus
- Latin synonym: Pars transversa musculi arytaenoidei
- Related terms: Transverse arytenoid
Definition
Origin: Arytenoid cartilage on one side
Insertion: Arytenoid cartilage on opposite side
Nerve: Recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus
Action: Approximate the arytenoid cartilages (close rima glottidis)
Description:
The Arytænoideus transversuscrosses transversely between the two cartilages.
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/).
