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arytenoid

NOUN
  1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached

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  • It will be noted that Madame Seiler spoke of the vocal bands (cords) proper as the "ligamentous glottis," and included in the "glottis" the arytenoid cartilages themselves, or, at all events, that part of them, their lower anterior angles, known as the vocal processes (or extensions), to which the vocal bands proper are attached. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged)
  • * The Vocal Cords* are formed by two narrow strips of tissue which, connecting with the thyroid cartilage in front and the arytenoid cartilages behind, lie in folds of the mucous membrane. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • Cured by laryngostomy; failure to form adventitious band (Fig. 7) because of lack of arytenoid activity. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • Each arytenoid is movable on the cricoid and is connected with one end of a vocal cord. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • The arytenoid consists of two pyramid shaped cartilage that lie at the back of the larynz at the upper edge of the cricoid. The Respiratory System: Anatomy 101
  • When some swelling of the laryngeal structures still exists, this gradual corking has a therapeutic effect in lessening the stenosis by exercising the muscles of abduction of the cords and mobilizing the cricoarytenoid articulation during the inspiratory effort. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • Many small muscles are attached to these, and their action can vary the size of the aperture, by pulling the arytenoids apart or drawing them nearer together, widening or narrowing the ā€˜V’.
  • It is particularly important to understand the relationship of the following structures: the epiglottis, arytenoid cartilage, aryepiglottic folds, and cricoid cartilage.
  • A special set of muscles draws the arytenoid cartilages toward each other, thereby bringing their edges very near and parallel to each other in the passage. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • When sound is not being produced, the glottis is open and has a triangular form, due to the spreading apart of the arytenoid cartilages and the attached cords. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
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