Middle thyroid vein
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| Vein: Middle thyroid vein | ||
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| The thyroid gland and its relations. (Middle thyroid vein labeled at center right.) | ||
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| The fascia and middle thyroid veins. (Middle thyroid vein labeled at center left.) | ||
| Latin | venae thyroideae mediae | |
| Gray's | subject #168 649 | |
| Drains from | thyroid | |
| Drains to | internal jugular vein | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12852058 | |
The middle thyroid vein collects the blood from the lower part of the thyroid gland, and after being joined by some veins from the larynx and trachea, ends in the lower part of the internal jugular vein.
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 Diagram showing common arrangement of thyroid veins. |
 The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. |
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| Veins of head and neck |
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| exterior of the head and face: frontal - supraorbital - angular - facial - common facial (superior labial, inferior labial) - deep facial - superficial temporal - retromandibular - pterygoid - internal maxillary - posterior auricular - occipital
veins of the neck: jugular vein (external, anterior, internal, arch) - inferior petrosal sinus - lingual - pharyngeal - superior thyroid - middle thyroid - vertebral - deep cervical diploic/veins of the brain: cerebral - superior cerebral - middle cerebral - inferior cerebral - basal - internal cerebral - great cerebral - superior cerebellar - inferior cerebellar sinuses of the dura mater: superior sagittal - inferior sagittal - straight - transverse - sigmoid - petrosquamous - occipital - confluence - cavernous - sphenoparietal ophthalmic: vorticose veins - superior ophthalmic - nasofrontal - inferior ophthalmic - intercavernous sinuses - superior petrosal sinus - basilar - emissary |
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