Superior thyroid vein
The veins of the thyroid gland
Veins
Details
Drains toInternal jugular vein
ArterySuperior thyroid artery
Identifiers
Latinvena thyreoidea superior
TA98A12.3.05.014
TA24812
FMA14323
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]

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References

  1. ^ 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.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 649.


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