A. Corniculate cartilage: Small horn-shaped cartilages that sit on top of the arytenoid cartilages; not the largest. B. Epiglottic cartilage: Leaf-shaped cartilage that covers the glottis during swallowing; important but smaller than the thyroid cartilage. C. Thyroid cartilage: This is the largest laryngeal cartilage; it forms the laryngeal prominence (Adam’s apple). D. Cricoid cartilage: Ring-shaped and located below the thyroid cartilage; it is smaller than the thyroid cartilage but thicker posteriorly. E. Arytenoid cartilage: Pyramid-shaped cartilages involved in vocal cord movement; smaller in size.