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Muscles of the Larynx - Coggle Diagram
Muscles of the Larynx
Extrinsic Muscles
Responsible for the mobility of the larynx (upward and downward movement)
Elevator Muscles
Thyrohyoid
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Digastric
Stylopharyngeus
Palatopharyngeu
Depressor Muscles
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Intrinsic Muscles
Modify the shape of the laryngeal cavity and tension of the vocal cords
Adductor Muscles of the Vocal Folds (Glottis Constriction)
Lateral cricoarytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
Transverse arytenoid (unpaired)
Oblique arytenoid (unpaired)
Abductor Muscle of the Vocal Folds (Glottis Dilation)
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Tensor Muscles of the Vocal Ligaments
Cricothyroid
Vocalis