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posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle noun: a muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

Noun

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle (plural posterior cricoarytenoid muscles)

  1. A muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

Forms of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

pluralposterior cricoarytenoid muscles
alternative formposterior cricoarytenoid
alternative formcricoarytenoideus posterior

Questions about posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

What does posterior cricoarytenoid muscle mean?
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle means a muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.
What part of speech is posterior cricoarytenoid muscle?
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle?
The plural of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle is posterior cricoarytenoid muscles.

Words near posterior cricoarytenoid muscle in the dictionary

  1. posterior chambers
  2. posterior cingulate cortex
  3. posterior cingulate cortices
  4. posterior communicating arteries
  5. posterior communicating artery
  6. posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
  7. posterior cruciate ligament
  8. posterior cruciate ligaments
  9. posterior ethmoidal arteries
  10. posterior ethmoidal artery
  11. posterior inferior cerebellar arteries

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