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epiglottic cartilage
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The most superior of the laryngeal cartilages, which is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing. [ ]
Term info
Label
epiglottic cartilage
Subsets
uberon_slim
external ontology notes
laryngeal cartilage in MP
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0001742
Term relations
Subclass of:
- digestive system element
- laryngeal cartilage
- composed primarily of some elastic cartilage tissue
- part of some epiglottis