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Cricothyroid

Type
Muscle
Japanese
輪状甲状筋
Reading
りんじょうこうじょうきん
English
Cricothyroid
Latin
Musculus cricothyroideus
Main functions
Phonation

Connections

Origin

  • Cricoid cartilage

Insertion

  • Thyroid cartilage

Nerve supply

  • Superior laryngeal nerve

Part of

  • Intrinsic muscles of the larynx

Articles

  • Cricothyroid muscle: straight and oblique parts, pitch and nerve

Also mentioned in

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