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Cardiovascular system

Transverse cervical artery

Arteria transversa colli arteria transversa cervicis

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System
Cardiovascular system
Regions
Neck, Trunk
Side
Left and right
Part of
Thyrocervical trunk
Transverse cervical artery (Arteria transversa colli arteria transversa cervicis) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The transverse cervical artery (transverse artery of neck or transversa colli artery) is an artery in the neck and a branch of the thyrocervical trunk, running at a higher level than the suprascapular artery.

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Parts

Names

Latin
Arteria transversa colli arteria transversa cervicis
English
Transverse cervical artery
French
Artère transverse du cou
Spanish
Arteria cervical transversal
Portuguese
Artéria cervical transversa

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