Preferred Name

Cricothyroid Muscle

Synonyms
Definitions

A muscle originating from the cricoid arch on the anterior surface in which the posterior section runs outward to the thyroid's inferior horn and the anterior section runs upward to the thyroid's ala. The cricothyroid muscle is innervated by the superior laryngeal nerve's external branch and acts to tense the vocal cords thus altering voice pitch.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32404

code

C32404

definition

A muscle originating from the cricoid arch on the anterior surface in which the posterior section runs outward to the thyroid's inferior horn and the anterior section runs upward to the thyroid's ala. The cricothyroid muscle is innervated by the superior laryngeal nerve's external branch and acts to tense the vocal cords thus altering voice pitch.

label

Cricothyroid Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Cricothyroid_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Cricothyroid Muscle

prefixIRI

NCIT:C32404

prefLabel

Cricothyroid Muscle

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224178

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32934

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