Superior thyroid vein
Appearance
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Superior thyroid vein | |
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![]() The veins of the thyroid gland | |
![]() Veins | |
Details | |
Drains to | Internal jugular vein |
Artery | Superior thyroid artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena thyreoidea superior |
TA98 | A12.3.05.014 |
TA2 | 4812 |
FMA | 14323 |
Anatomical terminology |
The superior thyroid vein is the vena comitans of the superior thyroid artery.[1] It is formed by the union of deep and superficial tributaries[1] that correspond to the arterial branches of the superior thyroid artery.[2] Its tributaries are the superior laryngeal vein, and the cricothyroid veins[clarification needed]. The vein empties into either the internal jugular vein, or the facial vein.[1]
Additional images
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The venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 649.