cricoid cartilage
A cartilaginous ring that provides support for the arytenoid cartilages and forms the caudal part of the larynx. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/257 ]
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cricoid cartilage
- cartilago cricoidea
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/RDruzinsky
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Gray1194.png
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]
uberon
krykoid cartilage, cartilago cricoidea, cricoidea, cricoid, cartilaginis cricoideae, cartilago cricotrachealis, innominate cartilage
(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]
UBERON:0002375