laryngeal muscle

Introduction

muscles of the larynx

Includes:

• lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
• oblique arytenoid muscle
• posterior cricoarytenoid
• thyroarytenoid
• thyroepiglottic muscle
• transverse arytenoid muscle
• vocalis muscle
• cricothyroid muscle*

All laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid are innervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve (branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve).