Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery

Artery: Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery
The thyroid gland and its relations.
Latin	ramus cricothyroideus arteriae thyroideae superioris
Gray's	subject #144 552
Source	superior thyroid artery
Dorlands / Elsevier	r_02/12689702

The cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery is small and runs transversely across the cricothyroid membrane, communicating with the artery of the opposite side.

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