Cuneiform cartilage

System Respiratory
SNOMED CT 264456009

Cuneiform cartilage

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.

Also known as cartilage of Morgagni, cartilage of Wrisberg, Wrisbergi cartilage — per UBERON

The Cuneiform cartilage is a part of the Respiratory.

Also identified as