An arytenoid is either of a pair of movable cartilages present in the larynx which serve as posterior attachment points for the vocal folds.
Arytenoid cartilages
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arytenoid cartilages by vocal ligaments
The arytenoid cartilage is a paired cartilage. There are two arytenoid cartilages in the larynx, one on each side, and they play an important role in vocal cord movement and sound production.
arytenoid caritlages
Arytenoid Cartilage
Arytenoidectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of the arytenoid cartilage. It is sometimes used to treat paralysis of the vocal cords.
Arytenoid
Movement of the arytenoid cartilages and contraction of the laryngeal muscles.
An aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.
The Rima glottidis is the opening between the vocal chords and the arytenoid cartilages. It is divided into two parts: the intercartilaginous part between the arytenoid cartilages and the intermembranous part between the vocal folds.
corniculate cartilage attaches to the pair of arytenoid cartilage.