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- adjective anatomy Relating to the
thyroid andcervix .
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Comments for BrightestYoungThings speller ? 2009
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The arteries supplying the esophagus are derived from the inferior thyroid branch of the thyrocervical trunk, from the descending thoracic aorta, from the left gastric branch of the celiac artery, and from the left inferior phrenic of the abdominal aorta.
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The ascending branch of the transverse cervical frequently arises directly from the thyrocervical trunk; and the descending branch from the third, more rarely from the second, part of the subclavian.
VI. The Arteries. 4. The Arteries of the Upper Extremity. a. The Subclavian Artery 1918
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The internal mammary artery (a. mammaria interna) (Fig. 522) arises from the under surface of the first portion of the subclavian, opposite the thyrocervical trunk.
VI. The Arteries. 4. The Arteries of the Upper Extremity. a. The Subclavian Artery 1918
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The thyrocervical trunk (truncus thyreocervicalis; thyroid axis) (Fig. 520) is a short thick trunk, which arises from the front of the first portion of the subclavian artery, close to the medial border of the Scalenus anterior, and divides almost immediately into three branches, the inferior thyroid, transverse scapular, and transverse cervical.
VI. The Arteries. 4. The Arteries of the Upper Extremity. a. The Subclavian Artery 1918
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Passing into the neck it forms an arch which rises about 3 or 4 cm. above the clavicle and crosses anterior to the subclavian artery, the vertebral artery and vein, and the thyrocervical trunk or its branches.
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