Superior thyroid artery

Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The superior thyroid artery arises from the external carotid artery just below the level of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and ends in the thyroid gland.

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branch from: External carotid artery
branch to: Infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery
Dorlands prefix: a_61
Dorlands suffix: 12156385
Gray page: 552
Gray subject: 144
supplies: Thyroid
vein: Superior thyroid vein

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