Drains from thyroid Latin Vena thyreoidea media TA A12.3.05.015 | Dorlands/Elsevier v_05/12852058 FMA 70843 | |
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The middle thyroid vein (Latin: vena thyreoidea media) collects the blood from the lower part of the thyroid gland, and after being joined by some veins from the larynx and trachea, ends in the lower part of the internal jugular vein.
Clinical feature
This vein is subjected for dissection as a part of surgical procedures on the thyroid.
References
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