KROK 1 2011 – Question 197 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
Surgical approach to the thyroid gland from the transverse (collar) approach involves opening of interaponeurotic suprasternal space. What anatomic structure localized in this space is dangerous to be damaged?
- A. Superior thyroid artery
- B. Subclavicular vein
- C. Inferior thyroid artery
- D. Jugular venous arch
- E. External jugular vein
Hint
Recall what is actually contained between the layers of cervical fascia just above the sternum, rather than which vessels are merely near the thyroid.
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