Preferred Label : cuneiform cartilage;
Uberon definition : 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.;
Uberon synonym : Wrisbergi cartilage; cartilage of Wrisberg; cartilage of Morgagni;
Uberon related term : cartilago apicalis seu cartilago Santoriniana; cartilago apicalis intermedia;
Origin ID : 0011157;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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.
