Vocal process
| Vocal process | |
|---|---|
 Posterior view of the cartilages of the larynx | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | processus vocalis |
| TA98 | A06.2.04.005 |
| TA2 | 986 |
| FMA | 55350 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In the human
vocal ligament
.
The arytenoids are paired cartilages with a medial and a lateral process each. The medial process is called the vocal process because it is the attachment for the
vocal folds and consequently named the muscular process.[1]
As the concave bases of the arytenoid cartilages move on the two convex articular surfaces on the
cricoarytenoid articulations), the vocal processes are brought closer to each other, which permits the vocal folds to make contact (adduct) and abduct.[2]
Just above the vocal process is a shallow depression, the oblong fovea of the arytenoid cartilage. Together they constitute the insertion for the vocalis muscle.[3]
Vocal process
voice disorder. Most occurrences and forms of vocal process granulomas regress spontaneously without any specific treatment, even large ones.[4]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1075 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-3-540-25806-3.
- ISBN 978-1-4283-1223-4.
- ISBN 9783135112046. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- PMID 19251470. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
