corniculate 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].

Type Organ
Système corporel Respiratory
Nom latin cartilage of Santorini
FMA ID 55110

Questions fréquentes

What is the corniculate cartilage?
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 f
What body system is the corniculate cartilage part of?
The corniculate cartilage is part of the Respiratory.
What is the Latin name for the corniculate cartilage?
The Latin name for the corniculate cartilage is cartilage of Santorini.

Structures associées

airway submucosal gland respiratory tract submucosal gland respiratory airway airway lumen of laryngopharynx laryngopharynx lumen corpus centrum larynx submucosa laryngeal submucosa laryngeal vocal fold plica vocalis paranasal commissure commissura lateralis nasi solum nasi nasal floor

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