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thyroepiglotticus muscle

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Fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle that continue to the margin of the epiglottis; it closes the inlet to the larynx. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/thyroepiglottic+muscle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroepiglottic_muscle ]

Synonyms: thyroepiglottus, pars thyroepiglottica musculus thyroarytenoidei, thyroepiglottic, thyroepiglottus muscle, thyro-epiglottic part of thyro-arytenoid, pars thyroepiglottica (musculus thyroarytenoideus), thyroepiglottic muscle, thyroepiglotticus

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database cross reference
UBPROP 0000001

Thexton, see notes from WG2.[FEED]

UBPROP 0000012

not a distinct muscle in FMA

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Musculusthyreoarytenoideus.png

has related synonym

pars thyroepiglottica musculi thyroarytenoidei

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UBERON:0010927

prefLabel

thyroepiglotticus muscle, Thyroepiglotticus

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