loading...| Preferred Name | Cricoarytenoid Muscle | |
| Synonyms |
Cricoarytenoid Muscle |
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| Definitions |
A pair of muscles, the lateral cricoarytenoid and the posterior cricoarytenoid, that connect the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage. The posterior cricoarytenoid is the sole abductor of the vocal folds. The lateral cricoarytenoid is the main antagonist of the posterior cricoarytenoid. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32398 |
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C32398 |
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| DEFINITION |
A pair of muscles, the lateral cricoarytenoid and the posterior cricoarytenoid, that connect the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage. The posterior cricoarytenoid is the sole abductor of the vocal folds. The lateral cricoarytenoid is the main antagonist of the posterior cricoarytenoid. |
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Cricoarytenoid Muscle |
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Cricoarytenoid Muscle |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Cricoarytenoid_Muscle |
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| Preferred_Name |
Cricoarytenoid Muscle |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C32398 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0448336 |
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