aryepiglottic muscle


aryepiglottic part of oblique arytenoid (muscle)

[TA] fibers of the oblique arytenoid muscle that continue past the summit of the arytenoid cartilage to the side of the epiglottis; action, constricts the laryngeal aperture in a "purse-string" manner. Synonym(s): pars aryepiglottica musculi arytenoidei obliqui [TA], aryepiglottic muscle, musculus aryepiglotticus

ar·y·ep·i·glot·tic mus·cle

(ar'ē-ep-i-glot'ik mŭs'ĕl) The fibers of the oblique arytenoid muscle that extend from the summit of the arytenoid cartilage to the side of the epiglottis; action, constricts the laryngeal aperture.
Synonym(s): musculus aryepiglotticus [TA] .