inferior, thyroid, veins, inferior, thyroid, veins, appear, frequently, three, four, number, arise, venous, plexus, thyroid, gland, communicating, with, middle, superior, thyroid, veins, while, superior, middle, thyroid, veins, serve, direct, tributaries, inte. The inferior thyroid veins appear two frequently three or four in number and arise in the venous plexus on the thyroid gland communicating with the middle and superior thyroid veins While the superior and middle thyroid veins serve as direct tributaries to the internal jugular vein the inferior thyroid veins drain directly to the brachiocephalic veins Inferior thyroid veinsInferior thyroid veins visible at centerDetailsDrains fromThyroid glandDrains toBrachiocephalic veinArteryInferior thyroid arteryIdentifiersLatinVenae thyreoideae inferioresTA98A12 3 04 002TA24795FMA4728Anatomical terminology edit on Wikidata The inferior thyroid veins form a plexus in front of the trachea behind the sternothyroid muscle From this plexus the left vein descends and joins the left brachiocephalic vein and the right vein passes obliquely downward and to the right across the brachiocephalic artery to open into the right brachiocephalic vein just at its junction with the superior vena cava sometimes the right and left veins open by a common trunk in the latter situation The inferior thyroid veins receive esophageal tracheal and inferior laryngeal veins and are provided with valves at their terminations in the brachiocephalic veins Additional images edit nbsp The arch of the aorta and its branches nbsp The fascia and middle thyroid veins nbsp The thymus of a full term fetus exposed in situ nbsp Head anatomy anterior viewReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 666 of the 20th edition of Gray s Anatomy 1918 Portal nbsp Anatomy nbsp This cardiovascular system article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inferior thyroid veins amp oldid 942210851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
