corniculate tubercle

cor·nic·u·late tu·ber·cle

[TA] the smaller and more medial of the two rounded eminences on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. Synonym(s): tuberculum corniculatum [TA], Santorini tubercle

Santorini,

Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico), Italian anatomist, 1681-1737. concha santoriniincisurae santorini - notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus.papilla of Santorini - Synonym(s): Vater tubercleSantorini canal - Synonym(s): Santorini ductSantorini cartilage - a conical nodule of elastic cartilage surmounting the apex of each arytenoid cartilage. Synonym(s): corniculate cartilageSantorini concha - a small concha frequently present on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall. Synonym(s): supreme nasal conchaSantorini duct - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s): accessory pancreatic duct; Santorini canalSantorini fissures - two vertical fissures in the anterior portion of the cartilage of the external auditory meatus, filled by fibrous tissue. Synonym(s): notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatusSantorini incisures - Synonym(s): notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatusSantorini labyrinth - a venous plexus arising chiefly from the dorsal vein of the penis, situated below the base of the bladder at the sides of the prostate. Synonym(s): prostatic venous plexusSantorini major caruncle - point of opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum. Synonym(s): major duodenal papillaSantorini minor caruncle - the site of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum, located anterior to and slightly superior to the major papilla. Synonym(s): minor duodenal papillaSantorini muscle - draws angle of mouth laterally. Synonym(s): risorius muscleSantorini tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. Synonym(s): corniculate tubercleSantorini vein - connects the superior sagittal sinus with the tributaries of the superficial temporal vein and other veins of the scalp. Synonym(s): parietal emissary vein