Inferior thyroid vein
The inferior thyroid vein (Latin: vena thyroidea inferior) is a blood vessel that arises from the unpaired thyroid plexus (latin: plexus thyroideus impar). It descends and joins the brachiocephalic vein.
The main tributaries of the inferior thyroid vein are:
- esophageal vein,
- tracheal vein,
- inferior laryngeal veins.
The inferior thyroid vein drains blood from the inferior parts of the thyroid gland, larynx, trachea, and esophagus.