Thyroepiglotticus muscle
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
244819001
Thyroepiglotticus muscle
Definition
Fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle that continue to the margin of the epiglottis; it closes the inlet to the larynx.
Also known as pars thyroepiglottica (musculus thyroarytenoideus), pars thyroepiglottica musculus thyroarytenoidei, thyro-epiglottic part of thyro-arytenoid, thyroepiglottic, thyroepiglottic muscle, thyroepiglotticus, thyroepiglottus, thyroepiglottus muscle — per UBERON
The Thyroepiglotticus muscle is a part of the Respiratory.