Laryngeal Muscles & Action On Vocal Cords (VC):
- Cricothyroid muscle - Lengthens, adducts & tenses VC.
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle - Adducts VC.
- Oblique arytenoid muscle - Adducts VC.
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle - Abducts VC.
- Thyroarytenoid muscle - Relaxes VC.
- Transverse arytenoid muscle - Adducts VC.
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