| Corniculate cartilages | |
|---|---|
 Ligaments of the
larynx. Posterior view. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at center right.) | |
 The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilagines corniculatae |
| TA98 | A06.2.05.001 |
| TA2 | 997 |
| FMA | 55110 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The corniculate cartilages (cartilages of Santorini) are two small conical nodules consisting of 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.
It is named by Giovanni Domenico Santorini. [1] [2] The word "Corniculate" has a Latin root "cornu". Cornu means horn like projections. The projections of Corniculate cartilage look like "horns" hence the name. [3]
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The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view. -
Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx. -
Muscles of larynx. Posterior view. -
Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. -
Corniculate cartilages
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 1075 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ synd/3088 at Who Named It?
- ^ G. D. Santorini. Observationes anatomicae. Venetiis, apus J. B. Recurti, 1724; Leiden, 1939.
- ^ "Farlex free dictionary:Corniculate".
- Atlas image: rsa3p8 at the University of Michigan Health System
| Corniculate cartilages | |
|---|---|
|
Ligaments of the
larynx. Posterior view. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at center right.) | |
|
The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilagines corniculatae |
| TA98 | A06.2.05.001 |
| TA2 | 997 |
| FMA | 55110 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The corniculate cartilages (cartilages of Santorini) are two small conical nodules consisting of 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.
It is named by Giovanni Domenico Santorini. [1] [2] The word "Corniculate" has a Latin root "cornu". Cornu means horn like projections. The projections of Corniculate cartilage look like "horns" hence the name. [3]
-
The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view.
-
Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx.
-
Muscles of larynx. Posterior view.
-
Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed.
-
Corniculate cartilages
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 1075 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ synd/3088 at Who Named It?
- ^ G. D. Santorini. Observationes anatomicae. Venetiis, apus J. B. Recurti, 1724; Leiden, 1939.
- ^ "Farlex free dictionary:Corniculate".
- Atlas image: rsa3p8 at the University of Michigan Health System