Cricoid cartilage

Introduction: Cricoid cartilage

Description of Cricoid cartilage

Cricoid cartilage: The small thick cartilage that forms the lower and posterior parts of the laryngeal wall.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Cricoid cartilage: The small thick cartilage that forms the lower and posterior parts of the laryngeal wall.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cricoid cartilage: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cricoid cartilage:

• Cricoid
• Cartilage
• Cartilage diseases
• Cartilage disorder
• Laryngeal
• Laryngeal disease
• Laryngeal disorder
• Plate
• Lamina

Hierarchical classifications of Cricoid cartilage

The following list attempts to classify Cricoid cartilage into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Cartilage
    • Elastic Cartilage
      • Laryngeal Cartilages
        • Cricoid Cartilage

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Cartilage
    • Hyaline Cartilage
      • Laryngeal Cartilages
        • Cricoid Cartilage

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory System
  • Larynx
    • Laryngeal Cartilages
      • Cricoid Cartilage

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• laryngeal cartilage
• cartilage
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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