Superior thyroid vein
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| Superior thyroid vein | |
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The veins of the thyroid gland
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Veins
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| Latin | Vena thyreoidea superior |
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Drains to
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Internal jugular vein |
| Superior thyroid artery | |
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| Anatomical terminology
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The superior thyroid vein begins in the substance and on the surface of the thyroid gland, by tributaries corresponding with the branches of the superior thyroid artery, and ends in the upper part of the internal jugular vein.
It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins.
Additional images
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The venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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