Laryngeal cartilages

Laryngeal cartilage
Laryngeal cartilage
	The cartilages of the larynx
Identifiers
MeSH	D007817
FMA	55108
	Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

Last updated November 09, 2025

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:^[1]

References

↑ Gray, Henry (1918). Anatomy of the Human Body (Gray's Anatomy) (20th ed.). Lea & Febiger. pp. 1073–1076.

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[1] Gray, Henry (1918). Anatomy of the Human Body (Gray's Anatomy) (20th ed.). Lea & Febiger. pp. 1073–1076.

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