superior thyroid vein superior thyroid vein the superior thyroid vein begins in the substance and on the surface of the thyroid gland, by tributaries corresponding with the branches of the superior thyroid artery, and ends in the upper part of the internal jugular vein. superior thyroid veinthe veins of the thyroid glandveinsdetailsdrains tointernal jugular veinarterysuperior thyroid arteryidentifierslatinvena thyreoidea superiorta98a12.3.05.014ta24812fma14323anatomical terminology it receives the superior laryngeal and cricothyroid veins. additional images the venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries. the thymus of a full-time fetus.