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
Ma (cuneiform) an increased prepositional use of i (cuneiform), for Akkadian "ina", (i-na), for "in, into, etc." ---- Ma (cuneiform) The cuneiform ma sign, is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the "Epic of Gilgamesh". In the Epic it is also used as the sumerogram MA, (for Akkadian language "mina", "manû", a weight measure, as MA.NA, or MA.NA.ÀM). The usage of cuneiform "ma" in the "Epic of Gilgamesh", is only exceeded by the usage of a (cuneiform) (1369 times, and 58, A (sumerogram), versus 1047 times for "ma", 6 for MA (sumerogram)). The high usage for "a" is