The most superior of the laryngeal cartilages, which is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing. [ MP:0002259 ]
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Subclass of:
- digestive system element
- laryngeal cartilage
- composed primarily of some elastic cartilage tissue
- part of some epiglottis