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Superior thyroid vein

Superior thyroid vein

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The superior thyroid vein is the vena comitans of the superior thyroid artery.[1] It is formed by the union of deep and superficial tributaries[1] that correspond to the arterial branches of the superior thyroid artery.[2] Its tributaries are the superior laryngeal vein, and the cricothyroid veins[clarification needed]. The vein empties into either the internal jugular vein, or the facial vein.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. [2]
    Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 649.


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