| Artery: Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery |
| Latin |
ramus sternocleidomastoideus arteriae thyroideae superioris |
| Gray's |
subject #144 552 |
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.
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