Superior Thyroid Artery Flashcards
1
Q
Superior Thyroid Artery (anterior) supplies?
***Remember
C. I. S. S.
**remember the SCM and Infrahyoid arteries!
A
- infrahyoid artery (infrahyoid muscle)
- Sternocleidomastoid (goes to the SCM muscle)
- Superior laryngeal artery (heading to the larynx muscle)
- Cricothyroid artery (another cartilage in the larynx (thyroid gland))
2
Q
Superior Thyroid Artery (anterior)
A
1st branch coming off the External Carotid
1st most INFERIOR branch of the External Carotid