cuneiform cartilage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011157
The cuneiform cartilages of the larynx are two small, elongated pieces of yellow elastic cartilage, placed one on either side, in the aryepiglottic fold, where they give rise to small whitish elevations on the surface of the mucous membrane, just in front of the arytenoid cartilages. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_cartilages ]
Synonyms: Wrisbergi cartilage, cartilage of Morgagni, cartilage of Wrisberg
Term info
- AAO:0000690
- Wikipedia:Cuneiform_cartilages
- SCTID:264456009
- NCIT:C32417
- FMA:55111
Independent cartilage that may occur dorsal or anterior to the prominentiae apicales dorsales of the arytenoid cartilages.[AAO]
compare with AAO def, 'Independent cartilage that may occur dorsal or anterior to the prominentiae apicales dorsales of the arytenoid cartilages.'
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cartilagines cuneiformes, cartilago apicalis seu cartilago Santoriniana, cartilago apicalis intermedia
uberon
UBERON:0011157
Cuneiform cartilage