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arytenoid
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arytenoid [‚ar·ə′tē‚nȯid]
(anatomy)
Relating to either of the paired, pyramid-shaped, pivoting cartilages on the dorsal aspect of the larynx, in humans and most other mammals, to which the vocal cords and arytenoid muscles are attached.
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1,2) Their presence there may lead to an expansion of the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, lateral displacement of the arytenoid cartilages, and consequent glottic insufficiency.
Cricoid chondrosarcoma presenting as breathy dysphonia by Rickert, Scott; Buckmire, Robert; Sulica, Lucian / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
6,9,12,13) A typical finding is symmetric high uptake at the muscle origin and insertion of the arytenoid cartilage, posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, and some less intense uptake along the course of thyroarytenoid and vocalis muscle (11) (Figure 1).
Normal variants and pitfalls in whole-body PET imaging with 18F FDG by Bogsrud, Trond Velde; Lowe, Val J. / Applied Radiology
Such failure can occur secondary to poor technique, to variations in supraglottic and tracheal anatomy, and to a circumstance in which the tip of the endotracheal tube becomes hung up on the epiglottis, the right arytenoid cartilage, or other soft-tissue structures of the larynx.
Management of the difficult pediatric airway: efficacy of airway ... by Mohyuddin, Nadia; Sulman, Cecillie; Wheeler, Melissa / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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