A10 - Neck Flashcards
What are the boundaries of the submandibular triangle?
Superior: lower border of mandible
Antero-inferiorly: Anterior belly of digastric
Postero-inferiorly: Posterior belly of digastric
What are the contents of the submandibular triangle?
Submental lymph nodes
What are the boundaries of the submental triangle?
Inferior: hyoid bone
Medial: midline of neck
Lateral: anterior belly of digastric
What are the contents of the submental triangle?
Submental lymph nodes, submental glands, hypoglossal nerve,
What are the contents of the submental triangle?
Submandibular lymph nodes, submandibular glands, hypoglossal nerve, mylohyoid nerve, facial artery, facial nerve
What are the boundaries of the carotid triangle?
Superior: posterior belly of digastric
Lateral: anterior part of sternocleidomastoid
Inferior: superior part of omohyoid
What are the contents of the carotid triangle?
Carotid sheath, containing the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve
Deep cervical lymph nodes
Larynx
Hypoglossal nerve
What are the boundaries of the muscular triangle?
Medial: midline of neck
Superior: hyoid bone
Supero-lateral: superior part of omohyoid
Infero-lateral: inferior part of SCM
What are the contents of the muscular triangle?
Infrahyoid muscles: sternohyoid, omohyoid, thyrohyoid, sternothyroid
Thyoid and parathyroid glands
Pharynx
What are the boundaries of the occipital triangle?
Anterior: posterior part of SCM
Posterior: anterior part of trapezius
Inferior: inferior part of omohyoid
What are the contents of the occipital triangle?
Spinal part of cranial nerve XI (accessory)
Branches of cervical plexus
Scalene muscles
Occipital lymph nodes
What are the boundaries of the subclavian triangle?
Inferior: lateral 1/3 of clavicle
Superior: inferior part of omohyoid
Anterior: posterior part of SCM
What are the contents of the subclavian triangle?
Suprascapular nerve
3rd part of subclavian artery
External jugular vein
Roots and trunks of brachial plexus
Supraclavicular lymph nodes
What is the location of superficial cervical fascia and what it consists of?
Lies between the dermis and deep cervical fascia. Consists of loose connective tissue, has a thin sheet of muscle (platysma) = innervated by cervical branch of facial nerve
What are the layers of the deep cervical fascia?
Investing
Prevertebral
Pretracheal
Carotid sheath
Where is the investing fascia located?
Surrounds all structures in the neck, i.e. SCM, trapezius, infrahyoid muscles, and the submandibular and parotid glands
Where is the prevertebral layer of fascia located?
Surrounds the vertebrae and deep cervical muscles of the neck (scalenes, prevertebral muscles, muscles of back) and the brachial plexus and subclavian artery (forms the ‘axillary sheath’)
Where is the pretracheal layer of fascia located?
Surrounds the trachea, oesophagus and thyroid gland. It fuses with the pericardium. 2 parts:
- Muscular part= encloses infrahyoid muscles
- Visceral part= encloses trachea, thyroid gland and oesophagus
Where is the carotid sheath located?
Surrounds the common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve
Formed by contributions of the other 3 layers
What are the 3 layers of viscera and where do they surround?
1: Endocrine: thyroid and parathyroid
2: Respiratory: trachea and larynx
3: Alimentary: pharynx and oesophagus
What layer is continuous with fascia of the pharynx?
Pretracheal layer - fuses with buccopharyngeal fascia posteriorly
Where do the common carotids branch from?
L common carotid: branches from the arch of aorta
R common carotid: branches from the brachiocephalic trunk (along with R subclavian)
What do the internal carotid arteries supply?
Brain, eyes and scalp
Where does the common carotid bifurcate?
Carotid triangle