ThyroidGland:AnteriorView
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ThyroidGlandandLarynx
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Superior thyroid artery and vein
Superior laryngeal artery
Infrahyoid artery
Thyrohyoid membrane
Ansa
cervicalis
Superior root
Inferior root
Common carotid artery
Cricothyroid artery
Internal jugular vein
Phrenic nerve
Middle thyroid vein
Inferior thyroid veins
Ascending cervical artery
Inferior thyroid artery
Superficial cervical artery
Suprascapular artery
Thyrocervical trunk
Subclavian
artery and vein
Vagus nerve (X)
Right recurrent
laryngeal nerve
Brachiocephalic trunk
Brachiocephalic veins
Superior vena cava
Aortic arch
Thyroid cartilage
Cricothyroid ligament
Common carotid artery
Medial margin of
sternocleidomastoid muscle
Cricothyroid muscle
Cricoid cartilage
Thyroid gland
Cupula (dome) of pleura
Trachea
Hyoid bone
Superior laryngeal nerve
Internal branch
External branch
Thyroid cartilage (lamina)
Median cricothyroid
ligament
Cricothyroid muscles
Cricoid cartilage
Pyramidal lobe
(often absent
or small)
Thyroid
gland
Right lobe
Left lobe
Isthmus
Pretracheal lymph nodes
Phrenic nerve
Anterior scalene muscle
Vagus nerve (X)
External jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein
1st rib (
cut
)
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
