Cuneiform cartilage
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
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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.