M uscles
Organs
Topography
S ections
Laryngeal muscles
Lamina cartilaginis cricoideae
Cartilago corniculata
Proc. muscularis
Proc. vocatis
Conus elasticus
Lig. vocale
Incisura thyroidea superior
Lig cricoarytenoideum
Cartilago thyroidea, Cornu superius
Articulatio cricothyroidea
Conus elasticus
Arcus cartilaginis cricoideae
Cartilago thyroidea
Cartilago arytenoidea
Fig. 222
Cartilages of the larynx, Cartilagines laryngis,
and vocal ligament, Lig. vocale;
ventrosuperior view.
Oblique and transverse arytenoid muscles,
Mm. arytenoidei obliquus et transversus
c
Lateral crico-arytenoid muscle,
M. cricoarytenoideus lateralis
Fig. 223 a-d
Schema showing the functions
of the laryngeal muscles, Mm. laryngis;
yellow arrows: tension of the vocal ligament;
red arrows:
muscle contraction;
blue arrows:
direction of rotation;
d
Posterior crico-arytenoid muscle,
M. cricoarytenoideus posterior
the muscles on the left are relaxed; those on the right
are contracted;
superior view.
