Glandular branches of the superior thyroid artery
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Template:Infobox Artery The glandular branches of the superior thyroid artery are generally two in number;
- one, the larger, supplies principally the anterior surface;[1] on the isthmus of the gland it anastomoses with the corresponding artery of the opposite side
- a second branch descends on the posterior surface of the gland[2] and anastomoses with the inferior thyroid artery