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MeSH Heading: Laryngeal Muscles
Tree Number(s): A02.633.567.500; A04.329.604
Unique ID: D007821
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007821
Annotation: /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note: The striated muscle groups which move the LARYNX as a whole or its parts, such as altering tension of the VOCAL CORDS, or size of the slit (RIMA GLOTTIDIS).
Entry Term(s): Aryepiglottic Muscle; Arytenoid Muscle; Cricoarytenoid Muscles; Cricothyroid Muscles; Thyroarytenoid Muscles; Thyroepiglottic Muscle; Vocal Muscle; Vocalis Muscle
NLM Classification #: WV 480
Previous Indexing: Larynx (1966-1978); Muscles (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MUSCLES 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under MUSCLES 1979-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/19
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Laryngeal Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025