Anatomy of the muscles of the ehad and neck Flashcards
What muscular attachments are important to the hyoid bone besides the ones in the head?
Hyoid bone is not just attached to the mandible but also to the sternum and clavicular area.
Deep to sternocleidomastoid are the big vessels, the sternohyoid, omohyoid, and stylohyoid
What is cut through during a tracheostomy?
Median cricothyroid ligament
Where is the thyroid gland located?
Below the thyroid cartilage and just above the sternum.
What happens to the stylohyoid muscle just before it attaches to the hyoid bone?
Stylohyoid muscle splits just before the hyoid bone and that is where the posterior belly of the digastric muscle passes through
What can happen to the stylohyoid ligament with time?
The stylohyoid ligament can ossify and this will be visible on radiographs.
What structure is the parotid gland related to?
Parotid gland is closely related to the masseteric muscle.
Where can pharynx pathology spreading be seen?
Back of the pharynx is red means it could be seen in submandibular lymph nodes
