thyroepiglotticus muscle
Fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle that continue to the margin of the epiglottis; it closes the inlet to the larynx. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/thyroepiglottic+muscle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroepiglottic_muscle ]
Synonyms: thyroepiglottus, pars thyroepiglottica musculus thyroarytenoidei, thyroepiglottic, thyroepiglottus muscle, thyro-epiglottic part of thyro-arytenoid, pars thyroepiglottica (musculus thyroarytenoideus), thyroepiglottic muscle, thyroepiglotticus
Term info
- NCIT:C33778
- UMLS:C0224182 (ncithesaurus:Thyroepiglottic_Muscle)
- FMA:46594
- Wikipedia:Thyroepiglottic_muscle
- SCTID:244819001
Thexton, see notes from WG2.[FEED]
not a distinct muscle in FMA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Musculusthyreoarytenoideus.png
pars thyroepiglottica musculi thyroarytenoidei
uberon
UBERON:0010927
thyroepiglotticus muscle, Thyroepiglotticus