Parathyroid Glands Anatomy
Posterior view, Right lateral
view, Superior laryngeal nerve, Vagus nerve (CN X), Epiglottis, Superior thyroid artery, Common carotid
artery, Superior parathyroid gland, Left lobe of thyroid gland, Ascending
cervical artery, Inferior
parathyroid gland, Left recurrent
laryngeal nerve, Esophagus, Subclavian artery, Trachea, External carotid artery, Superior
laryngeal artery, Superior
thyroid vein, Superior
thyroid artery (cut), Common carotid
artery, Internal jugular vein, Middle thyroid vein, Inferior
thyroid artery, Right
recurrent laryngeal nerve,
Esophagus, Inferior
pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Internal
branch, External branch, Inferior pharyngeal constrictor
muscle (cut), Cricopharyngeus
muscle (part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle), Thyrohyoid
membrane, Hyoid bone, Common carotid artery, Superior
parathyroid gland, Right lobe of
thyroid gland, Inferior
thyroid artery, Right
recurrent laryngeal nerve, Suprascapular
artery, Thyrocervical trunk, Vertebral artery, Subclavian
artery, Brachiocephalic trunk, Superior parathyroid gland, Inferior
parathyroid gland, Inferior
thyroid vein, Thyroid gland
(right lobe) (retracted anteriorly), External carotid artery, Internal
carotid artery, Superior
thyroid artery, Superior
laryngeal artery, Inferior
parathyroid gland (may be more caudally located, even within mediastinum), Internal
branch of superior laryngeal nerve, External branch of superior
laryngeal nerve, Fibrous
capsule of thyroid gland (cut), Fibrous capsule of thyroid gland
(cut).