Blood supply to the thyroid and adrenals

Question 1

What supplies the superior and anterior portions of the thyroid gland?

Answer 1

The superior thyroid arterys

Question 2

What supplies the posteroinferior aspect of the thyroid gland?

Answer 2

The inferior thyroid arterys

Question 3

What is the superior thyroid artery a branch of ?

Answer 3

The first branch of the external carotid

Question 4

What is the inferior thyroid artery a branch of?

Answer 4

The thyrocervical trunk (which is a branch of the subclavian)

Question 5

What veins drain the thyroid?

Answer 5

Superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins

Question 6

What arteries supply the adrenals?

Answer 6

Superior, middle and inferior adrenal arteries

Question 7

What is the route of venous drainage of the right adrenal?

Answer 7

Right adrenal vein- > Inferior vena cava

Question 8

What is the route of venous drainage of the left adrenal?

Answer 8

Left adrenal vein -> left renal vein -> inferior vena cava

Question 9

What innervates the adrenals?

Answer 9

Splanchnic nerves

Question 10

What innervates the thyroid?

Answer 10

Branches from the sympathetic trunk, but endocrine secretion is regulated by the pituitary gland