See Also: posterior cricoarytenoid muscle(medicine)
posterior cricoarytenoid ligament(medicine)
posterior scalene muscle(medicine)
posterior auricular muscle(medicine)
posterior tibial muscle(medicine)
serratus posterior superior muscle(medicine)
posterior belly of digastric muscle(medicine)
inferior posterior serratus muscle(medicine)
superior posterior serratus muscle(medicine)
greater posterior rectus muscle of head(medicine)

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle (medicine)


posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, depression on posterior surface of lamina of cricoid; insertion, muscular process of arytenoid; action, abducts vocal folds, widening rima glottidis as for taking a breath; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.

Synonym: musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior.