Thyrocervical trunk

The thyrocervical trunk is a common main trunk for three arteries of the neck and parts of the thyroid artery supplying the inferior thyroid. It arises from the subclavian artery, usually. Between the leavers of the vertebral artery and the celiac costocervical Besides it supplies thyroid lateral structures at the base of the neck.

The thyrocervical trunk branches into:

In some individuals, the internal thoracic artery from the thyrocervical trunk emerges.

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