Editing Larynx (section)

===Cartilages===
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There are nine cartilages, three unpaired and three paired (3 pairs=6), that support the mammalian larynx and form its skeleton.<ref>{{cite web|vauthors=Suárez-Quintanilla J, Fernández Cabrera A, Sharma S |title=Anatomy, Head and Neck: Larynx |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538202/ |publisher=StatPearls, National Library of Medicine, US National Institutes of Health |access-date=2 February 2025|date=4 September 2023}}</ref>

Unpaired cartilages:
* [[Thyroid cartilage]]: This forms the [[Adam's apple]] (also called the laryngeal prominence). It is usually larger in males than in females. The [[thyrohyoid membrane]] is a ligament associated with the thyroid cartilage that connects it with the hyoid bone. It supports the front portion of the larynx. 
* [[Cricoid cartilage]]: A ring of hyaline cartilage that forms the inferior wall of the larynx. It is attached to the top of the trachea. The [[median cricothyroid ligament]] connects the cricoid cartilage to the thyroid cartilage.
* [[Epiglottis]]: A large, spoon-shaped piece of elastic cartilage. During [[swallowing]], the pharynx and larynx rise. Elevation of the pharynx widens it to receive food and drink; elevation of the larynx causes the epiglottis to move down and form a lid over the glottis, closing it off.
Paired cartilages:
* [[Arytenoid cartilage]]s: Of the paired cartilages, the arytenoid cartilages are the most important because they influence the position and tension of the [[vocal cords]]. These are triangular pieces of mostly hyaline cartilage located at the posterosuperior border of the cricoid cartilage.
* [[Corniculate cartilages]]: Horn-shaped pieces of elastic cartilage located at the apex of each arytenoid cartilage.
* [[Cuneiform cartilages]]: Club-shaped pieces of elastic cartilage located anterior to the corniculate cartilages.