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 |
Anatomical terminology |
The thyrocervical trunks are very small arteries of the neck arising from the subclavian arteries, lateral to the vertebral arteries.[1] They divide into branches: the inferior thyroid artery, suprascapular artery, and the transverse cervical artery.
The thyrocervical trunks supply the thyroid gland and some scapular muscles.[1]
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