Skeletal system
Cricoid cartilage
Cartilago cricoidea
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Part of
- Laryngeal cartilages
DescriptionUnreviewed
The cricoid cartilage, 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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Landmarks
- Arch of cricoid cartilage
- Arytenoid articular surface
- Lamina of cricoid cartilage
- Thyroid articular surface
Names
- Latin
- Cartilago cricoidea
- English
- Cricoid cartilage
- French
- Cartilage cricoïde
- Spanish
- Cartílago cricoides
- Portuguese
- Cartilagem cricoide