Cuneiform cartilages corniculates form the posterior aspect, and the epiglottis the anterior. Function of the cuneiform cartilages is to support the vocal folds and lateral aspects of the epiglottis. They also provide a degree of solidity to the folds in which they are embedded. Cuneiform cartilages In the human larynx, the cuneiform cartilages (from Latin: "cunei", "wedge-shaped"; also known as cartilages of Wrisberg) are two small, elongated pieces of yellow elastic cartilage, placed one on either side, in the aryepiglottic fold. The cuneiforms are paired cartilages that sit on top of and move with the arytenoids. They are located above and in
Ur (cuneiform) Ur (cuneiform) The cuneiform sign ur () is a common-use sign in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", the Amarna letters, and other cuneiform texts. It has multiple sub-uses in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", as well as use for the sumerogram (capital letter (majuscule)), UR. In the Epic, "UR" is used to spell Akkadian language "barbaru", "wolf", as "UR.BAR.RA (in Tablet VI, and Tablet XI). Cuneiform "ur" is a syllabic for "ur", and an alphabetic for "u", or "r". In the Amarna letters, usage is sumerogrammic for English language "dog", spelled either "UR.KI", or "UR.KU", but the 'dog' reference can be found