Superior thyroid vein

Superior thyroid vein
Superior thyroid vein
	The veins of the thyroid gland
	Veins
Details
Drains to	Internal jugular vein
Artery	Superior thyroid artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena thyreoidea superior
TA98	A12.3.05.014
TA2	4812
FMA	14323
	Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

Last updated July 19, 2025

The superior thyroid vein is the vena comitans of the superior thyroid artery.^[1] It is formed by the union of deep and superficial tributaries^[1] that correspond to the arterial branches of the superior thyroid artery.^[2] Its tributaries are the superior laryngeal vein, and the cricothyroid veins^{[ clarification needed ]}. The vein empties into either the internal jugular vein, or the facial vein.^[1]

Additional images

The venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries.
The thymus of a full-time fetus.

References

1 2 3 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 649.

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[:2242-1] 1 2 3 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:02-2] Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 649.

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