Superior thyroid artery
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Jones J, Fahrenhorst-Jones T, Vadera S, et al. Superior thyroid artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5893
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- Superior thyroid arteries
The superior thyroid artery is a branch of the external carotid artery and supplies the larynx and thyroid gland.
Summary
- origin: branch of the external carotid artery at the level of the hyoid bone
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branches
- hyoid artery
- sterncocleidomastoid branches
- superior laryngeal artery
- cricothyroid branch
- supply: larynx and thyroid gland
- termination: thyroid gland
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variants
- origin at the level of the carotid bifurcation (20%)
- origin from the common carotid artery (10%)
- common origin from
- key relationships: superior laryngeal nerve
References
- 1. Standring S (editor). Gray's Anatomy (39th edition). Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Schumacher U. Thieme Atlas of Anatomy. Thieme Georg Verlag. (2006) ISBN:3131421118. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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Articles:
- Thyrolingual trunk
- Arterial supply of the head and neck
- Linguofacial trunk
- Superior laryngeal artery
- External laryngeal nerve
- Larynx
- Sternohyoid muscle
- Pharynx
- Thyroid gland
- Hyoid bone
- Lingual artery
- Infrahyoid muscles
- Carotid triangle
- Branches of the external carotid artery (mnemonic)
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Sternothyroid muscle
- Thyrolinguofacial trunk
- External carotid artery
- Middle cervical ganglion
- Thyrohyoid muscle
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cranial vault
- scalp (mnemonic)
- fontanelle
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sutures
- calvarial
- facial
- frontozygomatic suture
- frontomaxillary suture
- frontolacrimal suture
- frontonasal suture
- temporozygomatic suture
- zygomaticomaxillary suture
- parietotemporal suture (parietomastoid suture)
- occipitotemporal suture (occipitomastoid suture)
- sphenofrontal suture
- sphenozygomatic suture
- spheno-occipital suture (not a true suture)
- lacrimomaxillary suture
- nasomaxillary suture
- internasal suture
- basal/internal
- skull landmarks
- frontal bone
- temporal bone
- parietal bone
- occipital bone
- skull base (foramina)
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facial bones
- midline single bones
- paired bilateral bones
- cervical spine
- hyoid bone
- laryngeal cartilages
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cranial vault
- muscles of the head and neck
- muscles of the tongue (mnemonic)
- muscles of mastication
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facial muscles
- epicranius muscle
- circumorbital and palpebral muscles
- nasal muscles
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buccolabial muscles
- elevators, retractors and evertors of the upper lip
- levator labii superioris alaeque nasalis muscle
- levator labii superioris muscle
- zygomaticus major muscle
- zygomaticus minor muscle
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- depressor labii inferioris muscle
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- mentalis muscle
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orbicularis oris muscle
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orbicularis oris muscle
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suboccipital muscles
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- rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
- obliquus capitis superior muscle
- obliquus capitis inferior muscle
- accessory muscles of the neck
- deep cervical fascia
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deep spaces of the neck
- anterior cervical space
- buccal space
- carotid space
- danger space
- deep cervical fascia
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arterial supply
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common carotid artery
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common carotid artery
- venous drainage
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arterial supply
- innervation of the head and neck
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cranial nerves
- olfactory nerve (CN I)
- optic nerve (CN II)
- oculomotor nerve (CN III)
- trochlear nerve (CN IV)
-
trigeminal nerve (CN V) (mnemonic)
- trigeminal ganglion
- ophthalmic division
- maxillary division
- mandibular division
- abducens nerve (CN VI)
- facial nerve (CN VII)
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vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
- vestibular ganglion (Scarpa's ganglion)
- glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
- vagus nerve (CN X)
- (spinal) accessory nerve (CN XI)
- hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
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- cervical sympathetic ganglia
- greater occipital nerve
- third occipital nerve
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cervical plexus
- muscular branches
- longus capitis
- longus colli
- scalenes
- geniohyoid
- thyrohyoid
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ansa cervicalis
- omohyoid (superior and inferior bellies separately)
- sternothyroid
- sternohyoid
- phrenic nerve
- contribution to the accessory nerve (CN XI)
- cutaneous branches
- muscular branches
- brachial plexus
- pharyngeal plexus
-
cranial nerves
- lymphatic drainage of the head and neck
- embryological development of the head and neck
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