su·pe·ri·or thy·roid tu·ber·cle

[TA]

a blunt lateral projection on the external aspect lamina of the thyroid cartilage on either side at the superior end of the oblique line.

Synonym(s): tuberculum thyroideum superius [TA]

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References in periodicals archive

On the lateral side of each lamina, a slight crest extending from the superior thyroid tubercle to the inferior thyroid tubercle is called the oblique line.

This satisfactorily explains why the TF is almost always located on the posterosuperior aspect of the laminae, in the neighborhood of the superior thyroid tubercle (3, 6).

Anatomical and Clinical Relevance of the Thyroid Foramen

Foramina were located in three specimens on left side behind the oblique line and in one specimen it was present in front of the oblique line just below the superior thyroid tubercle. (6)

Foramen in the shield: foramen thyroideum

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