Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck

Thyroid gland, anterior view

Localized enlargements at the sites of valves occur at several places along the thyroid veins.

1 .	Superior thyroid vein right
2 .	Anterior branch of superior thyroid artery
3 .	Right lobe
4 .	Inferior thyroid artery right
5 .	Inferior thyroid vein right
6 .	Pyramidal lobe
7 .	Superior thyroid vein left
8 .	Anterior branch superior thyroid artery
9 .	Left lobe
10 .	Isthmus (covered by vein)
11 .	Inferior thyroid vein left