Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery

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Artery: Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery
Latin	rami tracheales arteriae thyroideae inferioris
Gray's	subject #148 581
Supplies	trachea
Source	inferior thyroid artery

The tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery are distributed upon the trachea, and anastomose below with the bronchial arteries.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.

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