4 - neck - general overview

Question 1

4 compartments pf the neck - from internal to external?

Answer 1

vertebral compartment
vascular compartment
visceral compartment
musculofascial collar

Question 2

which compartment of the neck is the carotid sheath?

Answer 2

vascular

Question 3

type of joint between occipital condyles and C1?

Answer 3

synovial - condyloid

Question 4

what is C1 AKA?

Answer 4

atlas

Question 5

type of joint between C1 and C2 at odontoid peg?

Answer 5

pivot

Question 6

which structures pass through the foramen transversarium?

Answer 6

vertebral arteries
vertebral veins
sympathetic n plexus

Question 7

vertebra prominens?

Answer 7

C7

Question 8

what curvature exists in cervical portion of vertebral column?

Answer 8

lordotic

Question 9

3 structures forming the anterior triangle of neck?

Answer 9

sternocleidomastoid
anterior belly of digastric
mandible

Question 10

3 structures forming the posterior triangle of neck?

Answer 10

sternocleidomastoid
trapezius
omohyoid

Question 11

4 attachments of the sternocleidomastoid?

Answer 11

sternum
clavicle
mastoid process
manubrium

Question 12

action if the RHS sternocleidomastoid contracted?

Answer 12

head tilt to right, face turns to left

Question 13

action of the trapezius?

Answer 13

movement of scapula

Question 14

which nerve innervates the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius?

Answer 14

accessory n