horns of thyroid cartilage (inferior/superior)
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Introduction
Superior horn:
- upward prolongations from the thyroid cartilage.
- site of attachment of the lateral hyothyroid ligamen , Inferior horn:
- downward prolongations at back of thyroid cartilage
- articulate on each side with the cricoid cartilage
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.