Week 1 - Dry room 8 - Thyroid gland

Question 1

what type of gland is the thyroid gland?

Answer 1

endocrine

Question 2

what are the anatomical parts of the thyroid gland?

Answer 2

right and left lobes

connected by isthmus

Question 3

at what level in the neck does the isthmus of the thyroid gland lie?

Answer 3

levels of the 2nd / 3rd tracheal rings

Question 4

in which compartment of the neck does the thyroid gland lie?

Answer 4

visceral compartment (pretracheal)

Question 5

what are the main arteries and veins which supply the thyroid gland?

Answer 5

superior and inferior thyroid arteries

superior and inferior thyroid veins

Question 6

what is the superior thyroid artery a branch of?

Answer 6

common carotid artery

Question 7

what vein is the superior and inferior thyroid veins tributaries to?

Answer 7

superior thyroid vein - internal jugular vein

inferior thyroid vein - brachiocephalic vein

Question 8

what is the inferior thyroid artery a branch of?

Answer 8

subclavian artery

Question 9

what is the blood supply of the thyroid gland?

Answer 9

superior T.A. - branch of CCA
inferior T.A. - branch of subclavian artery
superior thyroid vein - branch of IJV
inferior thyroid vein - branch of brachiocephalic vein