Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
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| Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage |
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| The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view. |
| Latin |
processus muscularis cartilaginis arytenoideae |
| Gray's |
subject #236 1075 |
The lateral angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage is short, rounded, and prominent; it projects backward and lateralward, and is termed the muscular process; it gives insertion to the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles behind, and to the lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in front.
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