Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery
Ramus sternocleidomastoideus arteriae thyreoideae superioris
- Related terms: Sternocleidomastoid branch; Sternocleidomastoid branch (Superior thyroid artery)
Definition
The Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery runs downward and lateralward across the sheath of the common carotid artery, and supplies the Sternocleidomastoideus and neighboring muscles and integument; it frequently arises as a separate branch from the external carotid.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
