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Thyrocervical trunk
Artery of the neck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The thyrocervical trunk is a short artery of the neck. It arises from the subclavian artery, then promptly divides into its branches: the inferior thyroid artery, suprascapular artery, and (sometimes) the transverse cervical artery.
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Thyrocervical trunk | |
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![]() Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. | |
Details | |
Source | Subclavian artery |
Branches | Inferior thyroid artery Suprascapular artery Transverse cervical artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | truncus thyrocervicalis |
TA98 | A12.2.08.042 |
TA2 | 4590 |
FMA | 3990 |
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Its branches explain the alternative name for this blood vessel: "truncus thyrobicervicoscapularis".[citation needed]