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Thyroid blood supply and drainage |
Mainly supplied by cranial thyroid artery, which arises from the common carotid artery and arches around the cranial pole Occasionally also supplied by a caudal thyroid artery Venous drainage is to the internal jugular vein |
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Thyroid innervation |
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic Laryngeal branches of vagus nerve and cranial cervical ganglia |
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Thyroid lymph drainage |
Cranial deep cervical nodes |
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Parathyroid origin |
Develop from pharyngeal lining One pair comes from 3rd pharyngeal pouch, the other from the 4th pouch |
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Carotid sheath |
Anatomical term for the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the vascular compartment of the neck. Part of the deep cervical fascia of the neck. Includes: common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve, deep cervical LNs |
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Which dog breeds are at an increased risk to develop thyroid carcinomas? |
Boxers, beagles, golden retrievers |
