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Sternocleidomastoid is supplied by all of the following aeries, EXCEPT:

A
Occipital
B
Posterior auricular
C
Thyrocervical trunk
D
Superior thyroid
High-Yield Explanation
The sternocleidomastoid muscle derives its blood supply from three separate sources: Superior-occipital aeryCentral-superior thyroid aeryInferior- thyrocervical trunkRef: Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice by Henry Gray, Susan Standring, Harold Ellis, 2005, Page 536.

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