The larynx (sometimes called the voice box) is a tube-shaped organ in the neck region between the pharynx (throat) and the trachea (breathing tube). The larynx houses the vocal cords and has a cartilaginous skeleton and intrinsic and extrinsic...
The fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K, require the presence of dietary fat in order to be absorbed properly. Your body has an unlimited ability to store fat-soluble vitamins in your fat cells. Because of the body's ability to store these...
The arytenoid cartilages are a pair of small three-sided pyramids which form part of the larynx, to which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are attached. These allow and ...
arytenoid /ar·y·te·noid/ (ar''-te´noid) shaped like a jug or pitcher, as arytenoid cartilage. ar·y·te·noid (r-t noid, -r t n-oid) n. 1. Either of two small ...
adjective 1. pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx. 2. pertaining to the muscles ...
Arytenoid dislocation and arytenoid subluxation (AS) are rare laryngeal injuries that are usually thought to occur as complications of upper aerodigestive ...
arytenoid n. Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached
The arytenoid is a single muscle, filling up the posterior concave surfaces of the arytenoid cartilages. It arises from the posterior surface and lateral border of ...
Definition of ARYTENOID. 1: relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached . 2: relating to or being either of a ...
ar·y·te·noid (r-t noid, -r t n-oid) n. 1. Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached.
cartilage /car·ti·lage/ (kahr´t'-lij) a specialized, fibrous connective tissue present in adults, and forming the temporary skeleton in the embryo, providing a ...
Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached.
