Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
collagen
laryngeal cartilage |
gptkbp:articulatesWith |
gptkb:arytenoid_cartilage
thyroid cartilage |
gptkbp:bloodSupply |
gptkb:inferior_thyroid_artery
gptkb:superior_thyroid_artery |
gptkbp:composedOf |
hyaline cartilage
|
gptkbp:firstDescribed |
Pierre Dionis
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gptkbp:function |
provides attachment for muscles and ligaments
maintains airway patency |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cricoid cartilage
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gptkbp:inferiorTo |
thyroid cartilage
|
gptkbp:innervates |
gptkb:recurrent_laryngeal_nerve
|
gptkbp:location |
neck
|
gptkbp:namedAfter |
Greek word 'krikoeides' (ring-shaped)
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gptkbp:ossifiesWithAge |
true
|
gptkbp:partOf |
larynx
|
gptkbp:shape |
signet ring
|
gptkbp:significance |
cricoid pressure (Sellick maneuver)
site for emergency airway (cricothyrotomy) |
gptkbp:superiorTo |
trachea
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Larynx
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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