Structure
The cuneiform cartilage is formed from elastic cartilage. It is suspended within the aryepiglottic fold and sits anterior and superior to the corniculate cartilage.
Key Features & Anatomical Relations
The cuneiform cartilages can be seen as raised portions of mucosa when viewing the aryepiglottic folds of the larynx during a laryngoscope.
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Cuneiform Cartilage
The cuneiform cartilages are curved cartilages at the margins of the aryepiglottic (AE) folds situated just anterior and lateral to the arytenoid and cuneiform cartilages8.
