aryepiglottic fold
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Aryepiglottic fold — The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Aryepiglottic fold labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Aryepiglottic muscle — Aryepiglotticus muscle Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. Oblique arytenoid: The X in the center. Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the X . Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back … Wikipedia
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
aryepiglottic — Relating to the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis; denoting a fold of mucous membrane (a. fold) and a muscle contained in it (a. muscle). SYN: arytenoepiglottidean. * * * ary·ep·i·glot·tic .ar ē .ep ə glät ik … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Oblique arytenoid — Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. Oblique arytenoid: The X in the center. Transverse arytenoid: Bands underneath the X . Aryepiglotticus: Wraps around back … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
plica — [TA] SYN: fold (1). [Mod. L. a plait or fold] plicae adiposae pleurae SYN: fatty folds of pleura, under fold. plicae alares plicae synovialis infrapatellaris SYN: alar folds of intrapatellar synovial fold, under fold. plicae ampullares tubae… … Medical dictionary
Cuneiform cartilages — Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx. The entrance to the larynx, viewed fro … Wikipedia
Tubercle — A small tuber, a small lump or bump. * * * 1. A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight … Medical dictionary
