Inferior thyroid artery
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The inferior thyroid artery is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk (85%) or subclavian artery (15%) and ascends to enter the thyroid gland on its posterior surface, as well as supplying both the superior and inferior parathyroid glands 1. The nerve is closely related to the ascending limb of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, variably crossing it anteriorly or posteriorly 1,2.
-<p>The <strong>inferior thyroid artery</strong> is a branch of the <a title="Thyrocervical trunk" href="/articles/thyrocervical-trunk">thyrocervical trunk</a> (85%) or <a title="Subclavian artery" href="/articles/subclavian-artery">subclavian artery</a> (15%) and ascends to enter the <a title="Thyroid glands" href="/articles/thyroid-gland">thyroid gland</a> on its posterior surface, as well as supplying both the superior and inferior <a title="Parathyroid glands" href="/articles/parathyroid-glands">parathyroid glands</a> <sup>1</sup>. The nerve is closely related to the ascending limb of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, variably crossing it anteriorly or posteriorly <sup>1,2</sup>. </p>- +<p>The <strong>inferior thyroid artery</strong> is a branch of the <a href="/articles/thyrocervical-trunk">thyrocervical trunk</a> (85%) or <a href="/articles/subclavian-artery">subclavian artery</a> (15%) and ascends to enter the <a href="/articles/thyroid-gland">thyroid gland</a> on its posterior surface, as well as supplying both the superior and inferior <a href="/articles/parathyroid-glands">parathyroid glands</a> <sup>1</sup>. The nerve is closely related to the ascending limb of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, variably crossing it anteriorly or posteriorly <sup>1,2</sup>. </p>
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