Superior thyroid notch

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Superior thyroid notch
The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view. (Thyroid notch labeled at center right.)
Latin	incisura thyroidea superior
Gray's	subject #236 1073
Dorlands/Elsevier	i_05/12447555

Immediately above the laryngeal prominence the laminæ are separated by a V-shaped notch, the superior thyroid notch.

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