Cricothyroid muscle
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
244809007
Cricothyroid muscle
Definition
Intrinsic muscle of the larynx, innervated by the external division of the laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve. It attaches to the anterolateral surface of the cricoid cartilage and the external surface of the thyroid cartilage.
Also known as cricothyroid, cricothyroideus, M. cricothyroideus, musculus cricothyroideus — per UBERON
The Cricothyroid muscle is a part of the Respiratory.