National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cricothyroid Muscle
Synonyms

Cricothyroid Muscle

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://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#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.

FULL_SYN

Cricothyroid Muscle

label

Cricothyroid Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Cricothyroid_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Cricothyroid Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32404

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224178

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32934

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