Superior thyroid vein
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
303421009
Superior thyroid vein
Definition
The superior thyroid vein begins in the substance and on the surface of the thyroid gland, by tributaries corresponding with the branches of the superior thyroid artery, and ends in the upper part of the internal jugular vein. It receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins.
The Superior thyroid vein is a part of the Cardiovascular.
Also identified as
- SCTID 303421009 per UBERON