Thyrocervical trunk
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| Artery: Thyrocervical trunk | |
|---|---|
| Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. | |
| Latin | truncus thyrocervicalis |
| Gray's | subject #148 581 |
| Source | subclavian |
| Branches | inferior thyroid transverse scapular transverse cervical |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_20/12826131 |
The thyrocervical trunk ( A12.2.08.042 in Nomina Anatomica) is a branch of the subclavian artery arising from the first portion of this vessel, i.e. between the origin and the inner border of the scalenus anterior muscle.
It is a short and thick vessel and it divides soon after its origin in three branches:
- inferior thyroid artery (A12.2.08.043)
- suprascapular artery (A12.2.08.051)
- transversalis artery colli or cervical transverse artery (A12.2.08.053)
- Ascending cervical artery
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