part of part_of part of part_of develops_from develops from larynx laryngeal cartilage (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] BTO:0003660 EHDAA:8157 EMAPA:18697 FMA:55108 GAID:107 MA:0001758 MESH:A02.165.507 NCIT:C12281 The cartilaginous structures that support the larynx. UBERON:0001739 UMLS:C0023050 VHOG:0001550 cartilage of larynx cartilagines laryngeales larynx cartilage uberon cartilage of respiratory system endoderm-derived structure cartilage element laryngeal apparatus laryngeal pre-cartilage condensation pharyngeal arch cartilage