Uberon 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;
Uberon Homology note : 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];
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