Superior thyroid vein
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| Vein: Superior thyroid vein | ||
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| The veins of the thyroid gland. | ||
| Latin | v. thyreoidea superioris | |
| Gray's | subject #168 649 | |
The Superior Thyroid Vein begins in the substance and on the surface of the thyroid gland, by tributaries corresponding with the branches of the superior thyroid artery, and ends in the upper part of the internal jugular vein.
It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins.
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 The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. |
 The thymus of a full-time fetus, exposed in situ. |
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