Uberon definition : The corniculate cartilages (cartilages of Santorini) are two small conical nodules
consisting of yellow elastic cartilage, which articulate with the summits of the arytenoid
cartilages and serve to prolong them posteriorly and medially. They are situated in
the posterior parts of the aryepiglottic folds of mucous membrane, and are sometimes
fused with the arytenoid cartilages. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : Santorini's cartilage; cartilage of Santorini;
The corniculate cartilages (cartilages of Santorini) are two small conical nodules
consisting of yellow elastic cartilage, which articulate with the summits of the arytenoid
cartilages and serve to prolong them posteriorly and medially. They are situated in
the posterior parts of the aryepiglottic folds of mucous membrane, and are sometimes
fused with the arytenoid cartilages. [WP,unvetted].