INTRINSIC LARYNGEAL MUSCLES

Muscle Origin Course Insertion Innervation Function

Lateral Cricoarytenoid
Tranverse Arytenoid
Oblique Arytenoid
Posterior Cricoarytenoid
Cricothyroid, Pars Recta
Cricothyroid, Pars Oblique
Thyrovocalis (Medial
Thyroarytenoid)
Thyromuscularis (lateral
thyroarytenoid)
Superior Thyroarytenoid
Thyroepiglotticus
Aryepiglotticus
Superior lateral surface of
cricoid cartilage
Lateral Margin of posterior
arytenoid
Posterior bas of the
muscular process
Posterior cricoid lamina
Anterior Surface of the
cricoid cartilage
Cricoid, lateral to the pars
recta
Inner surface, Thyroid
cartilage near notch
Inner angle of thyroid
cartilage
Inner Surface of thyroid
angle
Continuation of oblique
arytenoid muscle from
arytenoid apex
Up and back Muscular process of Adducts vocal folds,
aryteniod increases medial
compression
Adducts vocal folds
Pulls the apex medially
Superiorly Posterior aspect of the Rocks arytenoid cartilage
arytenoid laterally, abducts vocal
folds
Up and out Lower surface of thyroid External branch of Depresses thyroid relative
lamina superior laryngeal to cricoid tenses vocal
Obliquely Up Throid cartilage between nerve of X vagus folds.
laminae and inferior horn
Lateral surface of the Tense vocal folds
arytenoid vocal process CN X (vagus),
Back Base and muscular recurrent laryngeal Relaxes Vocal Folds
process of arytenoid nerve
cartilage
Muscular process of
arytenoid
Back and up Lateral Epiglottis Dilates airway
Back and up Constrics laryngeal
fold opening

EXTRINSIC LARYNGEAL MUSCLES

Muscle Origin Course Insertion Innervation Function
Inner surface of the Medial and down Hyoid, by means of V trigeminal nerve Draws hyoid up and
mandible, near intermediate tendon mandibular branch, via the forward; elevate hyoid.
Digastricus Anterior
symphysis mylohyoid branch of the
inferior alveolar nerve
Mastoid process of Medial and down Hyoid, by means of VII facial nerve, digastric
Digastricus Posterior
temporal bone intermediate tendon branch
Styloid process of Down and VII Facial Move hyoid posteriorly
Stylohyoid
temporal bone anteriorly
Mylohyoid line, inner Fanlike to Alveolar nerve, V Trigeminal Elevates hyoid or
Mylohyoid surface if mandible median fibrous Corpus of hyoid mandibular branch depresses mandible
raphe and hyoid
Mental spines, inner Back and down XII hypoglossal and C1 Elevates hyoid bone,
Geniohyoid
surface of mandible spinal nerves depresses mandible
Hyoid bone, greater Down Sides of tongue Motor branch of the XII Elevates hyoid bone,
Hyoglossus cornu and corpus hypoglossal and C1 spinal depresses tongue
nerve
Inner surface of Up, back and Tongue and corpus hyoid Motor branc fo hypoglossal Elevates hyoid
Genioglossus mandible at down nerve XII
symphysis
Thyroid lamina and Up and medially Posterior pharyngeal nerve X Vagus, recurrent laryngeal Constricts pharyns and
Thyropharyngeus
inferior cornu nerve; X Superior laryngeal elevates larynx
inferior constrictor
nerve
Manubrium sterni Up Inferior margin of hyoid Ansa cervicalis from spinal
Sternohyoid
and clavicle corpus C1-C3
Omohyoid, Superior Intermediate Tendon Down Lower border, hyoid Superior ramus of amsa
Belly cervicalis from C1 Depresses hyoid
Upper border Up and medially Intermediate Tendon Ansa Cervicalis spinal C2-C3
Omohyoid Inferior Belly
scapula
Manubrium sterni Up and out Oblique line, thyroid cartilage XII hypoglossal and spinal Depresses thyroid
Sternothyroid and first costal nerve C1 and C2 cartilage
cartilage
Oblique lie, thyroid Up Greater Cornu, hyoid XII hypoglossal nerve and Depresses hyoid or
Thyrohyoid
cartilage fibers from spinal C1 elevates larynx