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cricoid cartilage

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002375

A cartilaginous ring that provides support for the arytenoid cartilages and forms the caudal part of the larynx. [ FEED:rd AAO:LAP https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/257 ]

Synonyms: cartilago cricoidea

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

plural term
cartilago cricoidea

UBPROP 0000001

The ringlike cartilage forming the caudal part of the larynx. [TFD][VHOG], Cartilaginous ring that provides support for the arytenoid cartilages. Its ventral part is bent posteriorly to form a V.[AAO]

UBPROP 0000003

(In anura) a dorsal pair of arytenoid cartilages (...), which support vocal cords, and a ventral pair (often fused) of cricoid cartilage (...). These cartilages are regarded as derivatives of posterior visceral arches of ancestors. Together they constitute the larynx, a structure characteristic of tetrapods. (...) (In mammals) Paired arytenoid cartilages help support and control the vocal cords. The cricoid cartilage is single. Two additional cartilages are present that are lacking in other vertebrates: a large ventral thyroid cartilage (...) and a cartilage in the epiglottis.[well established][VHOG]

contributor

https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/RDruzinsky

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Gray1194.png

has related synonym

krykoid cartilage, cartilago cricoidea, cricoidea, cricoid, cartilaginis cricoideae, cartilago cricotrachealis, innominate cartilage

id

UBERON:0002375

prefLabel

Cricoid cartilage