Cricoid cartilage
Complete ring of cartilage around the trachea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The cricoid cartilage /ˌkraɪkɔɪd ˈkɑːrtɪlɪdʒ/, or simply cricoid (from the Greek krikoeides meaning "ring-shaped") or cricoid ring, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea. It forms the back part of the voice box and functions as an attachment site for muscles, cartilages, and ligaments involved in opening and closing the airway and in producing speech.
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Cricoid cartilage | |
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Precursor | 4th and 6th branchial arch |
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Latin | cartilago cricoidea |
MeSH | D003413 |
TA98 | A06.2.03.001 |
TA2 | 978 |
FMA | 9615 |
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