| external branch of accessory nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Portion of the accessory nerve trunk which exits independently from the jugular foramen, carrying fibres from the spinal root of the accessory nerve to the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alisphenoid cartilage | The cartilage in the embryo from which the greater wing of the sphenoid bone is developed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular cartilage | <anatomy> The lower most of the laryngeal cartilages, may be palpated just below the thyroid prominence Adjacent the cricoid cartilage and the first tracheal ring is the cricothyroid membrane, a site used for rapid emergency airway access (cricothyroidotomy). (13 Nov 1997) |
| apex of arytenoid cartilage | The pointed upper end of the cartilage which supports the corniculate cartilage and the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym: apex cartilaginis arytenoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arch of cricoid cartilage | The narrow part of the cartilage that encircles the air passage anterior to the lamina. Synonym: arcus cartilaginis cricoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate crest of arytenoid cartilage | The ridge on the anterior surface of the arytenoid cartilage that separates the triangular from the oblong fovea. Synonym: crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae, arched crest, arcuate crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arthrodial cartilage | The cartilage covering the articular surfaces of the bones participating in a synovial joint. Synonym: cartilago articularis, arthrodial cartilage, diarthrodial cartilage, investing cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular cartilage | The cartilage covering the articular surfaces of the bones participating in a synovial joint. Synonym: cartilago articularis, arthrodial cartilage, diarthrodial cartilage, investing cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular surface of arytenoid cartilage | The oval surface on the undersurface of the muscular process of the arytenoid for articulation with the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: facies articularis cartilaginis arytenoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arytenoid cartilage | One of a pair of small pyramidal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. The corresponding vocal ligament and several muscles are attached to it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| auricular cartilage | The cartilage of the auricle. Synonym: cartilago auriculae, cartilage of ear, conchal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of arytenoid cartilage | The part of the arytenoid cartilage that articulates with the cricoid cartilage and from which the muscular process extends laterally and the vocal process projects anteriorly. Synonym: basis cartilaginis arytenoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar cartilage | The cartilage filling the foramen lacerum. Synonym: basilar fibrocartilage, fibrocartilago basalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcified cartilage | Cartilage in which calcium salts are deposited in the matrix; it occurs prior to replacement by osseous tissue and sometimes in aging cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandibular cartilage | A cartilage bar in the mandibular arch that forms a temporary supporting structure in the embryonic mandible; the cartilagenous primordia of the malleus and incus develop from its proximal end, and it also gives rise to the sphenomandibular and anterior malleolar ligaments. Synonym: Meckel's cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |