The cricoarytenoid joint is a joint connecting the cricoid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage.

This controls the abduction and adduction of the vocal cords.

[1] The cricoarytenoid joint allows for rotation and gliding motion.

[1] The cricoarytenoid joint controls the abduction and adduction of the vocal cords.

[1] It is moved by many of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx.