Thyroid articular surface

Facies articularis thyreoidea

  • Latin synonym: Facies articularis thyroidea

Definition

On the lateral aspect, at the junction of the lamina with the arch, is a small round articular surface (Thyroid articular surface), for articulation with the inferior cornu of the thyroid cartilage.

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/).

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