The laryngeal cartilaginous skeleton consists out of 9 cartilages interconnected by membranes, joints, ligaments, and muscles.

Figure 1. Laryngeal Cartilages (Credit: University of Dundee and BodyParts3D, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Description

The laryngeal cartilaginous skeleton consists of 3 paired (two, one on each side) and 3 unpaired (single) cartilages:

PairedUnpaired
ArytenoidThyroid
CorniculateCricoid
CuneiformEpiglottic
Table 1. Laryngeal cartilages
Figure 2. Laryngeal cartilages (Credit: OpenStax, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thyroid cartilage

The thyroid cartilage is a

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