Superior thyroid notch
Incisura thyreoidea superior
- Latin synonym: Incisura thyroidea superior; Incisura thyreoidea cranialis
Definition
Immediately above the laryngeal prominence, the laminæ are separated by a V-shaped notch, the superior thyroid notch. The laminæ are irregularly quadrilateral in shape, and their posterior angles are prolonged into processes termed the superior and inferior cornua.
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/).
