Thyroid Gland Flashcards
1
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Arterial Supply of the Thyroid Gland
A
Superior (ext carotid) and inferior thyroid (thyrocervical trunk of subclavian).
2
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Venous drainage of the Thyroid Gland
A
Superior and middle thyroid (int jugular) and inferior thyroid (brachiocephalic).
3
Q
Nerve innervation of the Thyroid Gland
A
Cervical plexus.
4
Q
Lymphatic drainage of the Thyroid Gland
A
Deep cervical nodes.
5
Q
embroyonic orginin
A
Invagination of oral ectoderm, called thyroid primordium which is between the first and second pharyngeal arch