ThyroidGlandandLarynx
ParathyroidGlands
Plate78
Posterior view
Right lateral view
Superior laryngeal nerve
Vagus nerve (X)
Epiglottis
Superior thyroid artery
Common carotid artery
Superior parathyroid gland
Left lobe of thyroid gland
Ascending cervical artery
Inferior parathyroid gland
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
Esophagus
Subclavian artery
Trachea
External carotid artery
Superior laryngeal artery
Superior thyroid vein
Superior thyroid artery (
cut
)
Common carotid artery
Internal jugular vein
Middle thyroid vein
Inferior thyroid artery
Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
Esophagus
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Internal branch
External branch
Inferior pharyngeal
constrictor muscle (
cut
)
Cricopharyngeus muscle (part of
inferior pharyngeal constrictor)
Thyrohyoid membrane
Hyoid bone
Common carotid artery
Superior parathyroid gland
Right lobe of thyroid gland
Inferior thyroid artery
Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
Suprascapular artery
Thyrocervical trunk
Vertebral artery
Subclavian artery
Brachiocephalic trunk
Superior parathyroid gland
Inferior parathyroid gland
Inferior thyroid vein
Thyroid gland (right lobe)
(
retracted anteriorly
)
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Superior thyroid artery
Superior laryngeal artery
Inferior parathyroid gland
(may be more caudally located,
even within mediastinum)
Internal branch of
superior laryngeal nerve
External branch of
superior laryngeal nerve
Fibrous capsule of
thyroid gland (
cut
)
Fibrous capsule of
thyroid gland (
cut
)
Transverse cervical artery
See±also±
Plates 69, 77, 82
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