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

Wrisberg,

Heinrich A., German anatomist and gynecologist, 1739-1808. nerve of WrisbergWrisberg cartilage - a small, nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage. Synonym(s): cuneiform cartilageWrisberg ganglia - parasympathetic ganglia of the cardiac plexus. Synonym(s): cardiac gangliaWrisberg lesionWrisberg ligament - the band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament. Synonym(s): posterior meniscofemoral ligamentWrisberg nerve - Synonym(s): medial brachial cutaneous nerve; nervus intermediusWrisberg tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym(s): cuneiform tubercle