Corniculate cartilages
The corniculate cartilages (cartilages of Santorini) are two small conical nodules consisting of elastic cartilage, which articulate with the summits of the arytenoid cartilages and serve to prolong them posteriorly and medially.
| Corniculate cartilages | |
|---|---|
Ligaments of the larynx. Posterior view. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at center right.) | |
The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilagines corniculatae |
| TA98 | A06.2.05.001 |
| TA2 | 997 |
| FMA | 55110 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
They are situated in the posterior parts of the aryepiglottic folds of mucous membrane, and are sometimes fused with the arytenoid cartilages.
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