Anatomical Triangles (Chrio essentials pg11-13)

Question 1

What Muscles make up the suboccipital triangle

Answer 1

Rectus capitis posterior Major
Obliquus capitis superior
Obliquus capitis inferior

Question 2

what makes up the floor of the suboccipital triangle

Answer 2

Posterior arch of C1

Question 3

What is the contents of the Suboccipital triangle

Answer 3

Vertebral artery
Suboccipital nerve (C1)
Suboccipital veins

Question 4

What nerve supplies the muscles of the suboccipital triangle

Answer 4

Dorsal ramus C1

Question 5

What are the 4 triangles that make up the anterior cervical triangle

Answer 5

Carotid triangle
Submandibular Triangle
Submental triangle
Muscular triangle

Question 6

What is contained within the Carotid triangle

Answer 6

CN XI
CN XII
Carotid sheath (contents listed below)
Common carotid artery
External carotid arteryinternal carotid artery
internal jugular artery + Vein
CN X

Question 7

what is found within the submandibular triangle

Answer 7

Submandibular gland
Hypoglossal nerve
Mylohyoid nerve

Question 8

What makes up the floor of the submental triangle

Answer 8

Mylohyoid muscles

Question 9

What is contained within the muscular triangle

Answer 9

Thyroid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Trachea
Larynx

Question 10

What are the boundaries of the posterior Cervical triangle

Answer 10

Sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius
Middle third of the clavicle

Question 11

How many vessels and nerves are found within the posterior cervical triangle

Answer 11

6 vessels

7 nerves

Question 12

What notable nerves are found within the posterior cervical triangle

Answer 12

Trunks of the brachial plexus

CN XI

Question 13

What are the boundaries of the Triangle of Auscaltation

Answer 13

Trapezius
Latissiums dorsi
Medial boarder of the scapula

Question 14

What makes up the floor of the triangle of Auscaltation

Answer 14

Rhonboid major

Question 15

What are the boundaries of the Lumbar Triangle

Answer 15

Latissimus dorsi
External oblique
iliac crest

Question 16

What makes up the floor of the lumber triangle

Answer 16

Transverses abdominis

Question 17

What is another name for the lumber triangle

Answer 17

Triangle of Petit

Question 18

What are the boundaries of the inguinal triangle

Answer 18

Rectus abdominis
Inferior epigastric vessels
Inguinal ligament

Question 19

What herneia passes through the inguinal triangle

Answer 19

Direct hernia

Question 20

What makes up the floor of the inguinal triangle

Answer 20

Transveraslis fascia

Question 21

What is another name for the inguinal triangle

Answer 21

Triangle of Hesselbach

Question 22

What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle

Answer 22

Inguinal ligament
Medial boarders of sartorius
medial boarders of adductor longus

Question 23

What are the contents of the femoral triangle

Answer 23

Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral canal

Question 24

Is the femoral nerve found within the femoral sheath

Answer 24

No it is just out side of it

Question 25

Wha can be found within the femoral sheath

Answer 25

Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral canal

Question 26

Which Anatomical triangle contains the Trunks of the brachial plexus

A) Posterior Cervical triangle
B) Triangle of Auscaltation
c) Muscualr Triangle
D) Femoral Triangle

Answer 26

A) Posterior Cervical triangle

Question 27

Which anatomical triangle is important in listening to a patients lungs

Answer 27

Triangle of Auscaltation

Question 28

Which anatomical triangle might fall victim to a direct hernia
A) Femoral Triangle
B) Lumbar Triangle
C) Hesselbach Triangle
D) Triangle of Petit

Answer 28

C) Hesselbach Triangle

It is another name for the inginal trignale

Question 29

Which anatomical triangle contains the Thyroid
A) Submental triangle
B) Submandibular Triangle
C) Carotid Triangle
D) Muscular triangle

Answer 29

D) Muscular Triangle