All of the following muscles are derived from 6th branchial arch EXCEPT:
Ans. D CricothyroidRef: I.B. Singh, 9th ed. pg. 116* Cricothyroid muscle is derived from fourth branchial arch. It is the only intrinsic laryngeal muscle not derived from 6th branchial arch* Nerve supply: Superior laryngeal nerve
Lateral cricoarytenoid
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Interarytenoid
Cricothyroid
Pharyngeal Arches