Term Name: arytenoid muscle
Synonyms: aryepiglotticus muscle, arytaenoideus, arytaenoideus muscle
Definition: A single muscle, filling up the posterior concave surfaces of the arytenoid cartilages. It arises from the posterior surface and lateral border of one arytenoid cartilage, and is inserted into the corresponding parts of the opposite cartilage. It consists of oblique and transverse parts.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010958]

Relationships
is a type of: laryngeal intrinsic muscle
has subtype: oblique arytenoid transverse arytenoid