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thyrocervical trunk
Origin: subclavian artery (on either side)
Branches:
1) suprascapular artery
2) ascending cervical artery (terminal branch)
3) inferior thyroid artery (terminal branch)
Related
arterial trunk
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: thyrocervical trunk
ORIGIN: subclavian artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium