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Thyroarytenoid origin
Inside surface of thyroid cartilage
Thyroarytenoid fiber course
Runs parallel to the vocal ligaments
Thyroarytenoid insertion point
Arytenoid cartilage on the opposite side
Thyroarytenoid function
Shorten and lengthen, tense and untense
Posterior cricoarytenoid origin
Cricoid lamina
Posterior cricoarytenoid fiber course
Upward and to the side
Posterior cricoarytenoid insertion point
Upper and back surface of the muscular process of the arytenoid cartilage
Posterior cricoarytenoid function
Rocks arytenoid cartilage away from the midline opening vocal folds (abduction)
Lateral cricoarytenoid origin
upper rim of cricoid cartilage
Lateral cricoarytenoid fiber course
upward and backward
Lateral cricoaryetenoid insertion point
muscular process of arytenoid cartilage
Lateral cricoarytenoid function
Rocks arytenoid cartilage together (adduction)
Transverse arytenoid origin
Back surface and side of one arytenoid cartilage
Transverse arytenoid fiber course
Horizontal
Transverse arytenoid insertion point
Back surface and side of the other arytenoid cartilage
Transverse arytenoid function
Pulls one arytenoid cartilage towards the other in a tipping motion
Oblique arytenoid origin
Back surface and side of one arytenoid cartilage
Oblique arytenoid fiber course
cross section
Oblique arytenoid insertion point
Back surface and side of the other arytenoid cartilage
Oblique arytenoid function
Pulls one arytenoid cartilage towards the other in a tipping motion
Sternothyroid origin
back and top of sternum and fist costal cartilage (1st rib)
Strerothyroid fiber course
upward and slightly towards the side
Sternothyroid insertion point
outer surface of thyroid cartilage
Sternothyroid function
pulls thyroid down and enlarges pharynx
Thyrohyoid origin
Outer surface of thyroid cartilage
Thyrohyoid fiber course
Vertical
Thyrohyoid insertion point
Lower edge of greater cornu of the hyoid bone
Thyrohyoid function
Decreases distance between thyroid cartilage and hyoid bone
Inferior constrictor origin
Median (raphe) seam of pharynx
Inferior constrictor fiber course
wraps around from back to front moving downward
Inferior constrictor insertion point
Sides of cricothyroid muscles
Inferior constrictor function
Moves walls of pharynx inward
Sternohyoid origin
Back surface of top of sternum and clavicle
Sternohyoid fiber course
Straight up
Sternohyoid insertion point
Lower edge of body of the hyoid bone
Sternohyoid function
Downward pull on hyoid bone
Posterior omohyoid origin
Arises from scapula
Posterior omohyoid fiber course
Horizontally inward and forward
Posterior omohyoid insertion point
Attaches to an intermediate tendon near the sternum
(tendon attaches anterior and posterior omohyoid)
Posterior omohyoid function
Pulls inward on the hyoid bone
Anterior omohyoid origin
Begins at intermediate tendon
Anterior omohyoid fiber course
Vertical towards midline
Anterior omohyoid insertion point
Greater cornu of the hyoid bone
Anterior omohyoid function
Pulls downward on the hyoid bone