Aryepiglottic muscle
Sagittal section of the larynx and upper part of the trachea (arytenoideus visible at center right)
Details
Origin	Apex of arytenoid
Insertion	Lateral border of epiglottis
Artery	Laryngeal branch of superior thyroid artery
Nerve	Inferior laryngeal nerve (from the vagus nerve)
Actions	Closes the laryngeal inlet
Identifiers
Latin	pars aryepiglottica musculi arytaenoidei obliqui, musculus aryepiglotticus
TA98	A06.2.08.011
TA2	2204
FMA	46602
Anatomical terms of muscle [ edit on Wikidata

The aryepiglottic muscle or aryepiglotticus muscle is an intrinsic muscle of the larynx. ^[1]

The muscle originates from the muscular process of arytenoid cartilage and inserts to the aryepiglottic fold and lateral border of the epiglottis. The aryepiglottic muscle is innervated by the inferior laryngeal nerve, a branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (itself a branch of the vagus nerve). The muscle adducts arytenoid cartilages and acts as a sphincter on the laryngeal inlet. ^{[1] [2]}

Additional images

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  Aryepiglottic muscle

External links

• lesson11 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) ( larynxmuscles)

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