Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery
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| Artery: Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery | |
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| Latin | ramus sternocleidomastoideus arteriae thyroideae superioris |
| Gray's | subject #144 552 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery runs downward and lateralward across the sheath of the common carotid artery, and supplies the Sternocleidomastoideus and neighboring muscles and integument; it frequently arises as a separate branch from the external carotid.
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