Thyrocervical trunk
The thyrocervical trunk is a short artery of the neck. It arises from the subclavian artery, then promptly divides into its branches: the inferior thyroid artery, suprascapular artery, and (sometimes) the transverse cervical artery.
| Thyrocervical trunk | |
|---|---|
Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Subclavian artery |
| Branches | Inferior thyroid artery Suprascapular artery Transverse cervical artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | truncus thyrocervicalis |
| TA98 | A12.2.08.042 |
| TA2 | 4590 |
| FMA | 3990 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Its branches explain the alternative name for this blood vessel: "truncus thyrobicervicoscapularis".
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