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larynx: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Cricoid cartilage

Locate cricoid cartilage on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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larynx: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

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Cricoid cartilage

Larynx

Cricoid cartilage

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Supports the larynx and forms joints for laryngeal movement.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Complete cartilaginous ring below thyroid cartilage
  2. Narrow arch anteriorly and broad lamina posteriorly
  3. Related to C6 level in adults
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Anterior arch
  • Posterior lamina
  • Arytenoid articular facets
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.

01Identify cricoid cartilage and give its main role.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Complete cartilaginous ring below thyroid cartilage. Narrow arch anteriorly and broad lamina posteriorly. Related to C6 level in adults. Supports the larynx and forms joints for laryngeal movement.

02How is it different from thyroid cartilage?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Cricoid forms a complete ring. Thyroid cartilage consists chiefly of two laminae open posteriorly.

03Which cartilage articulates on its superior posterior lamina?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The paired arytenoid cartilages.

04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Anterior arch; Posterior lamina; Arytenoid articular facets. Supports the larynx and forms joints for laryngeal movement. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.

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