Vocalis muscle
musculus vocalis
Relaxes the posterior part of the vocal ligament while maintaining (or increasing) the tension of the anterior part. A thin band medial to the thyroarytenoid, with finer fibers.

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