Vascular Supply and Innervation
Description
An anatomical diagram illustrating the blood vessels and nerves supplying the thyroid gland and larynx.
Original diagram by Belén Aguilar.
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Brachiocephalic trunk
Cricopharyngeus muscle
Epiglottis
Esophagus
External carotid artery
Fibrous capsule of thyroid cartilage
Hyoid bone
Inferior branch
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Inferior thyroid artery
Internal carotid artery
Left common carotid artery
Left inferior parathyroid gland
Left lobe of thyroid gland
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
Left subclavian artery
Left superior parathyroid gland
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Right common carotid artery
Right inferior parathyroid gland
Right lobe of thyroid gland
Right subclavian artery
Superior branch
Superior laryngeal artery
Superior laryngeal nerve
Superior parathyroid gland
Superior thyroid artery
Suprascapular artery
Thyrocervical trunk
Thyrohyoid ligament
Trachea
Transverse cervical artery
Vagus nerve
Vertebral artery