The inferior thyroid artery is an artery in the neck. It arises from the thyrocervical trunk and passes upward, in front of the vertebral artery and longus colli muscle.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, where does the superior thyroid artery come from?(Superior thyroid artery labelled at upper left.) The superior thyroid artery arises from the external carotid artery just below the level of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and ends in the thyroid gland.One may also ask, where does inferior thyroid vein drain? While the superior and middle thyroid veins serve as direct tributaries to the internal jugular vein, the inferior thyroid veins drain directly to the brachiocephalic veins. They form a plexus in front of the trachea, behind the Sternothyreoidei. Consequently, where is the thyroid gland in relation to the larynx? Anatomical Location It lies behind the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles, wrapping around the cricoid cartilage and superior tracheal rings. It is inferior to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx. The gland is in the visceral compartment of the neck, along with the trachea, oesophagus and pharynx.What comes off the Thyrocervical trunk?The thyrocervical trunk is one of the 3 branches of the first part of the subclavian artery and gives off numerous branches to supply viscera of the neck, the brachial plexus, neck muscles and the scapular anastomosis. the inferior thyroid artery is the largest and most important branch of the trunk.
