arytenoid
IPA: ˈɛritɛnɔɪd
noun
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage.. [(anatomy) Either of a pair of small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).]
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle.. [(anatomy) Either of a pair of small muscles (oblique) or an unpaired muscle (transverse) of the larynx.]
adjective
- (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
- (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
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Examples of "arytenoid" in Sentences
- Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage.
- Review of range of arytenoid cartilage motion.
- The epiglottis and arytenoids are cherry red and swollen.
- In the related aryepiglottal trill, the arytenoid cartilages vibrate.
- One or both arytenoid cartilages may be affected unilateral vs. bilateral .
- The muscles attached to the arytenoid cartilages control the degree of opening.
- Each arytenoid is movable on the cricoid and is connected with one end of a vocal cord.
- When in their natural position the arytenoid cartilages resemble somewhat the mouth of a pitcher, hence their name.
- The largest represents the thyroid cartilage, the next in size the cricoid, and the two smallest the arytenoid cartilages.
- The arytenoid consists of two pyramid shaped cartilage that lie at the back of the larynz at the upper edge of the cricoid.
- When the scarring from subglottic stenosis is limited to the back part of the vocal cords (inter-arytenoid region), it is called posterior glottic stenosis.
- A special set of muscles draws the arytenoid cartilages toward each other, thereby bringing their edges very near and parallel to each other in the passage.
- When sound is not being produced, the glottis is open and has a triangular form, due to the spreading apart of the arytenoid cartilages and the attached cords.
- * The Vocal Cords* are formed by two narrow strips of tissue which, connecting with the thyroid cartilage in front and the arytenoid cartilages behind, lie in folds of the mucous membrane.
- On the upper edge of the cricoid cartilage are perched a pair of very singular cartilages, pyramidal in shape, called the arytenoid, which are of great importance in the production of the voice.
- Creaky voice also called laryngealisation, pulse phonation or, in singing, vocal fry or glottal fry, is a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together; as a result, the vocal folds are compressed rather tightly, becoming relatively slack and compact, and forming a large, irregularly vibrating mass.
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