Thyroid isthmus
| Thyroid isthmus | |
|---|---|
 The thyroid gland and its relations (thyroid isthmus visible at center) | |
 The thyroid gland, larynx and trachea | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Isthmus glandulae thyreoideae |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.1270 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | i_14/12462815 |
| TA | A11.3.00.003 |
| FMA | 49178 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The thyroid isthmus is the part of the thyroid gland that connects together the lower thirds of the right and left lobes of the thyroid gland. The thyroid isthmus measures about 1.25 cm. in breadth, and the same in depth, and usually covers the second and third rings of the trachea. There are however many variations in its situation and size.
In the middle line of the neck, the thyroid isthmus is covered by the skin and fascia, and close to the middle line, on either side, by the sternothyroid muscles. Across its upper border runs an anastomotic branch uniting the two superior thyroid arteries; at its lower border are the inferior thyroid veins.
References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 26:01-07 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Diagram of the relationship of the thyroid gland to the larynx."
- lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (antthyroidgland)
- Diagram (large)
- Diagram (small)
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