Preferred Label : lateral crico-arytenoid;
Uberon definition : The lateral cricoarytenoid (also anterior cricoarytenoid) muscles extend from the
lateral cricoid cartilage to the ipsilateral arytenoid cartilage. By rotating the
arytenoid cartilages medially, these muscles adduct the vocal cords and thereby close
the rima glottidis, protecting the airway. (Their action is antagonistic to that of
the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles. ) The lateral cricoarytenoid muscles receive
innervation from the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve (CN X).;
Uberon synonym : lateral cricoarytenoideus; lateral cricoarytenoid; lateral cricoarytenoid muscle;
Uberon related term : cricoarytænoideus lateralis; cricoarytaenoideus lateralis muscle; cricoarytaenoideus lateralis; cricoarytænoideus lateralis muscle;
Origin ID : 0008573;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle antagonist
The lateral cricoarytenoid (also anterior cricoarytenoid) muscles extend from the
lateral cricoid cartilage to the ipsilateral arytenoid cartilage. By rotating the
arytenoid cartilages medially, these muscles adduct the vocal cords and thereby close
the rima glottidis, protecting the airway. (Their action is antagonistic to that of
the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles. ) The lateral cricoarytenoid muscles receive
innervation from the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve (CN X).
