Espiral Atlas
MuscleHead and neck

Cricothyroid muscle

musculus cricothyroideus

Pulls and tenses the vocal ligament.

Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Origin
  • Insertion
  • Innervation
  • Blood supply

Related clinical cases

  • Injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

Other structures in this region

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