Cricothyroid
Tenses and elongates vocal folds (has minor adductory effect). Located in the head.
- Actions
- tenses and elongates vocal folds (has minor adductory effect)
- Origin
- anterior and lateral cricoid cartilage
- Insertion
- inferior cornu and lamina of thyroid cartilage
- Innervation
- vagus nerve [CNX], superior laryngeal nerve, external laryngeal branch
- Blood supply
- cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery