Biology:Laryngeal cartilages

Laryngeal cartilage
The cartilages of the larynx
Anatomical terminology

Laryngeal cartilages are cartilages which surround and protect the larynx. They form during embryonic development from pharyngeal arches. There are a total of nine laryngeal skeleton in humans:

• Thyroid cartilage - unpaired
• Cricoid cartilage - unpaired
• Epiglottis - unpaired
• Arytenoid cartilages - paired
• Corniculate cartilages - paired
• Cuneiform cartilages - paired