See Also: pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland(medicine)
thyroid gland(encyclopedia)
thyroid gland(medicine)
lobules of thyroid gland(medicine)
accessory thyroid gland(medicine)
stroma of thyroid gland(medicine)
follicles of thyroid gland(medicine)
sheath of thyroid gland(medicine)
lobes of thyroid gland(medicine)
thyroid gland, desiccated(medicine)

pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland (medicine)


pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland
<anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct.

Synonym: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid.