Information about Superior Thyroid Vein
| Vein: Superior thyroid vein | ||
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| The veins of the thyroid gland. | ||
| Latin | vena thyreoidea superioris | |
| subject #168 649 | ||
| Drains to | internal jugular vein | |
| Artery | superior thyroid artery | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12852064 | |
It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins.
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The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. | The thymus of a full-time fetus, exposed in situ. |
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For other uses, see Thyroid cartilage.
The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the neck just below the laryngeal prominence.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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The internal jugular vein collects the blood from the brain, from the superficial parts of the face, and from the neck.
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Path
It is directly continuous with the sigmoid sinus, and begins in the posterior compartment of the jugular foramen, at the base of the skull...... Click the link for more information.
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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For other uses, see Thyroid cartilage.
The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the neck just below the laryngeal prominence.
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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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Relations
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The internal jugular vein collects the blood from the brain, from the superficial parts of the face, and from the neck.
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Path
It is directly continuous with the sigmoid sinus, and begins in the posterior compartment of the jugular foramen, at the base of the skull...... Click the link for more information.
Superior laryngeal can refer to:
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- Superior laryngeal artery
- Superior laryngeal nerve
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject.
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