part_of part of part of develops_from develops from develops from larynx laryngeal cartilage MESH:D007817 NCIT:C12281 VHOG:0001550 (In anura) a dorsal pair of arytenoid cartilages (...), which support vocal cords, and a ventral pair (often fused) of cricoid cartilage (...). These cartilages are regarded as derivatives of posterior visceral arches of ancestors. Together they constitute the larynx, a structure characteristic of tetrapods. (...) (In mammals) Paired arytenoid cartilages help support and control the vocal cords. The cricoid cartilage is single. Two additional cartilages are present that are lacking in other vertebrates: a large ventral thyroid cartilage (...) and a cartilage in the epiglottis.[well established][VHOG] UMLS:C0023050 MA:0001758 cartilagines laryngeales SCTID:263482005 BTO:0003660 EMAPA:18697 FMA:55108 EHDAA:8157 UBERON:0001739 The cartilaginous structures that support the larynx. cartilage of larynx larynx cartilage GAID:107 uberon cartilage of respiratory system cartilage element laryngeal apparatus laryngeal pre-cartilage condensation pharyngeal arch cartilage