Superior Thyroid Artery Flashcards

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Superior Thyroid Artery (anterior) supplies?

***Remember
C. I. S. S.

**remember the SCM and Infrahyoid arteries!

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  1. infrahyoid artery (infrahyoid muscle)
  2. Sternocleidomastoid (goes to the SCM muscle)
  3. Superior laryngeal artery (heading to the larynx muscle)
  4. Cricothyroid artery (another cartilage in the larynx (thyroid gland))
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Superior Thyroid Artery (anterior)

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1st branch coming off the External Carotid

1st most INFERIOR branch of the External Carotid

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