loading...| Preferred Name | isthmus of thyroid gland | |
| Synonyms |
isthmus glandulae thyroideae isthmus thyroid gland isthmus thyroid isthmus |
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| Definitions |
A narrow median bridge that joins together the lower thirds of the two lateral (right and left) lobes of the thyroid gland and usually covers the second and the third tracheal rings; the thyroid isthmus is variable in presence and size, can change shape and size, and can encompass a cranially extending pyramid lobe (lobus pyramidalis or processus pyramidalis), remnant of the thyroglossal duct. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001609 |
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| alternative label |
isthmus glandulae thyroideae isthmus thyroid gland isthmus thyroid isthmus |
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| database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0000739 UMLS:C0229583 EMAPA:18195 Wikipedia:Thyroid_isthmus neuronames:2643 NCIT:C32887 EHDAA2:0002031 SCTID:245539003 EHDAA:5777 FMA:49178 MA:0000727 |
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| definition |
A narrow median bridge that joins together the lower thirds of the two lateral (right and left) lobes of the thyroid gland and usually covers the second and the third tracheal rings; the thyroid isthmus is variable in presence and size, can change shape and size, and can encompass a cranially extending pyramid lobe (lobus pyramidalis or processus pyramidalis), remnant of the thyroglossal duct. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Gray1174.png |
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| has exact synonym |
thyroid gland isthmus thyroid isthmus isthmus glandulae thyroideae |
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| has_broad_synonym |
isthmus |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
isthmus glandulae thyroideae |
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| homology_notes |
In mammals and in some reptiles, the thyroid is composed of two lobes connected by an isthmus; in birds and amphibians, the thyroid consists of two isolated lobes. (...) Despite these morphological differences, the ontogeny of the thyroid follows the same pattern in all vertebrates (...).[well established][VHOG] |
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UBERON:0001609 |
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| label |
isthmus of thyroid gland |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001609 |
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| note |
A narrow median bridge that joins together the lower thirds of the two lateral (right and left) lobes of the thyroid gland and usually covers the second and the third tracheal rings; the thyroid isthmus is variable in presence and size, can change shape and size, and can encompass a cranially extending pyramid lobe (lobus pyramidalis or processus pyramidalis), remnant of the thyroglossal duct. |
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| preferred label |
isthmus of thyroid gland |
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isthmus of thyroid gland |
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