ceratocricoid muscle


cer·a·to·cri·coid mus·cle

(ser'ă-tō-krī'koyd mŭs'ĕl) A fasciculus from the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle inserted into the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage.
Synonym(s): musculus ceratocricoideus [TA] .

Merkel,

Karl L., German anatomist and laryngologist, 1812-1876. Merkel filtrum ventriculi - a groove between the two prominences in each lateral wall of the vestibule of the larynx. Synonym(s): filtrum ventriculiMerkel fossa - a groove in the posterolateral wall of the vestibule of the larynx between the corniculate and cuneiform cartilages.Merkel muscle - a fasciculus from the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle inserted into the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym(s): ceratocricoid muscle