Tracheal_branches_of_inferior_thyroid

Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery

Artery: Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery

Latin rami tracheales arteriae thyroideae inferioris

Gray's subject #148 581

Supplies trachea

Source inferior thyroid artery

The tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery are distributed upon the trachea, and anastomose below with the bronchial arteries.

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List of arteries of head and neck

sup. thyroid	superior laryngeal – sternocleidomastoid branch – infrahyoid branch – cricothyroid branch – glandular branches

asc. pharyngeal	posterior meningeal – pharyngeal branches – inferior tympanic

lingual	suprahyoid – dorsal lingual – deep lingual – sublingual

facial	cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) – facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial / nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular)

occipital	sternocleidomastoid – meningeal – occipital – auricular – descending

post. auricular	stylomastoid – stapedial – auricular – occipital

sup. temporal	transverse facial – middle temporal (zygomatico-orbital) – anterior auricular – frontal – parietal

maxillary	1st part / mandibular: anterior tympanic – deep auricular – middle meningeal (superior tympanic, petrosal) – accessory meningeal – inferior alveolar (mental, mylohyoid) 2nd part / pterygoid: to muscles of mastication (deep temporal, pterygoid, masseteric) – buccal 3rd part / pterygopalatine: posterior superior alveolar – infraorbital (anterior superior alveolar) – descending palatine (greater palatine, lesser palatine) – artery of the pterygoid canal – sphenopalatine (posterior septal branches, posterior lateral nasal)

cervical	carotid sinus

petrous	Vidian – caroticotympanic

cavernous/ ophthalmic	orbital group: posterior ethmoidal – anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) – lacrimal (lateral palpebral) – medial palpebral – terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal) ocular group: central retinal – ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) – hypophysial (superior, inferior)

cerebral/Willis	ACA (anterior communicating) – MCA (anterolateral central, lenticulostriate) – posterior communicating – anterior choroidal

vertebral artery	meningeal – spinal (posterior, anterior) – cerebellar (PICA) basilar: pontine – labyrinthine – cerebellar (AICA, SCA) – cerebral (PCA)

thyrocervical trunk	inferior thyroid: inferior laryngeal – tracheal – esophageal – ascending cervical – pharyngeal – glandular branches transverse cervical: superficial branch – deep branch / dorsal scapular suprascapular: acromial branch

costocervical trunk	deep cervical