laryngeal cartilages laryngeal cartilages laryngeal cartilages are cartilages which surround and protect the larynx. they form during embryonic development from pharyngeal arches. there are a total of nine laryngeal skeleton in humans: thyroid cartilage - unpaired cricoid cartilage - unpaired epiglottis - unpaired arytenoid cartilages - paired corniculate cartilages - paired cuneiform cartilages - paired laryngeal cartilagethe cartilages of the larynxidentifiersmeshd007817fma55108anatomical terminology this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.