Lamina of thyroid cartilage
Lamina cartilaginis thryeoideae
- Latin synonym: Lamina cartilaginis thryoideae
- Synonym: Thyroid lamina
- Related terms: Right/left lamina
Definition
The Thyroid Cartilage (cartilago thyreoidea) consists of two laminæ (Right/left lamina) the anterior borders of which are fused with each other at an acute angle in the middle line of the neck, and form a subcutaneous projection named the laryngeal prominence (pomum Adami).
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
