cuneiform tubercle

cu·ne·i·form tu·ber·cle

[TA]

the larger, more laterally placed of the two rounded eminences on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying cuneiform cartilage.

Synonym(s): tuberculum cuneiforme [TA], Wrisberg tubercle

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Wrisberg,

Heinrich A., German anatomist and gynecologist, 1739-1808.

nerve of Wrisberg

Wrisberg cartilage - a small, nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage. Synonym(s): cuneiform cartilage

Wrisberg ganglia - parasympathetic ganglia of the cardiac plexus. Synonym(s): cardiac ganglia

Wrisberg lesion

Wrisberg ligament - the band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament. Synonym(s): posterior meniscofemoral ligament

Wrisberg nerve - Synonym(s): medial brachial cutaneous nerve; nervus intermedius

Wrisberg tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym(s): cuneiform tubercle

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