Thyroid ima artery
VARIABLY PRESENT ARTERY THAT PROVIDES BLOOD TO THE THYROID GLAND
Thyreoidea ima; Arteria thyroidea ima; Arteria thyreoidea ima; Arteria thyreoides ima; Arteria thyroides ima; Arteria thyreodes ima; Arteria thyrodes ima; Lowest thyroid artery; Thyroid artery of Neubauer; Neubauer artery; Thymica accessoria; Arteria thymica accessoria; Thymica accessoria artery; Thymica Accessoria; Thymica accessoria arteries; Thyroid ima arteries
The thyroid ima artery (thyroidea ima artery, arteria thyroidea ima, thyroid artery of Neubauer or the lowest thyroid artery) is an artery of the head and neck. It is an anatomical variant that, when present, supplies blood to the thyroid gland primarily, or the trachea, the parathyroid gland and the thymus gland (as thymica accessoria) in rare cases.