Description
The laryngeal skeleton consists of cartilages connected by membranes and ligaments.
There are three unpaired cartilages:
- epiglottis;
- thyroid cartilage;
- cricoid cartilage.
Additionally, there are three paired cartilages:
- arytenoid cartilages;
- cuneiform cartilages;
- corniculate cartilages.
The triticeal cartilage is an additional portion of cartilage that may be present within the free posterior margins of the thyrohyoid membrane.
