Eur J Anat, 17 (2): 127-128 (2013)
A thyreotrachealis muscle - a case report
Manupati Sujata1, Sugavasi Raju1, Bandi Sirisha1, Barri Indira1, Gudemalla Kanchana1 and Jetti Raghu2
1Department of Anatomy, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India,2Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
ABSTRACT During regular cadaveric dissection, a 65-year-old male cadaver had a variant muscle in front of the trachea. The muscle had a lower attachment from the anterior surface of the tracheal rings, passed obliquely superficial to the isthmus, left the lobe of the thyroid gland and merged with the left cricothyroid and inferior constrictor muscle. The muscle was located deep to the infrahyoid group of muscles, superficial to the trachea and thyroid gland. It was observed that the muscle received a nerve supply from the ansa cervicalis.
Keywords: Sternothyroid muscle, Larynx, Trachea, Muscular variations, Thyreo-trachealis muscle
European Journal of anatomy
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