Superior laryngeal artery
- Superior laryngeal artery
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria laryngea superior
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Caption = The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view. (Superior laryngeal artery visiblea tt upper right)
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BranchFrom = superior thyroid artery
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Vein = superior laryngeal vein
Supplies = larynx
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DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12154819
The superior laryngeal artery accompanies the internal laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, beneath the Thyreohyoideus.
It pierces the hyothyroid membrane, and supplies the muscles, mucous membrane, and glands of the larynx, anastomosing with the branch from the opposite side.
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