Anatomy Of The Neck Flashcards
1
Q
What are the functions of the neck?
A
- Support for head
- Allow for motion of the head
- Passageway
- Contains important organs
2
Q
What is the neck a passageway for?
A
- Respiratory and digestive systems
- Spinal cord
- Major Blood vessels
- Never and lymph nodes
3
Q
What is the C spine?
A
7 vertebra
4
Q
What is the hyoid bone?
A
- Anterior (C-3 level)
- Mobile
- Muscle attachment and aid to keep airway open
5
Q
What are the soft tissue glands of the neck?
A
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- Salivary
6
Q
What is the thyroid gland?
A
- Butterfly shaped
- Thin, fibrous capsule
- Endocrine gland
- Rich blood supply
- Level of C5- T1
7
Q
What is the right and left lobes of the thyroid?
A
- Lateral to midline
- Wrap posteriorly to the isthmus
- Superior and inferior poles
- Posterior to the strap muscles
- Anterior to the longs colli muscle
8
Q
What is the isthmus?
A
- Relatively thin, midline bridge
- Anterior to trachea and esophagus
~C5
9
Q
What are the parathyroid glands?
A
- Four, small glands
- Lie on posterior surface of each thyroid lobe
- Lie external to fibrous capsule
- Regulate calcium levels
10
Q
What are the salivary glands?
A
- Accessory glands for digestion
- Lie in jaw and lower ear area
- Produce and secrete saliva into oral cavity
11
Q
What are the three paired salivary glands?
A
- Parotids
- Submandibulars
- Sublinguals
12
Q
What is the parotid gland
A
- Largest
- Wedged between mandible and sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Extends from ear office to angle mandible
- Draining via stensen’s duct into mounth
13
Q
What is the submandiular?
A
- 2nd largest
- Located at angle of the jaw behind mandible
- Draining via wharton’s deep posterior to teeth
14
Q
What is the pharynx?
A
Ibromuscular passageway
15
Q
What is the three sections the pharynx is divided into?
A
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngoharynx
16
Q
What is the nasopharynx?
A
- Superior portion of the pharynx
- Directly behind the nose
- Adenoid tonsils on paterior wall
- Audio tubes enter laterally
17
Q
What is the oropharynx?
A
- Middle portion of pharynx
- Direcetly behind the mount
18
Q
What is the oropharynx?
A
- Middle portion of pharynx
- Directly behind the mouth
- Palestine tonsils on posterior wall
19
Q
What is the laryngopharnx
A
- Inferior portions of pharynx
- Adjacent to opening or larynx and esophagus
20
Q
What is the larynx (voice box)
A
- Modified part of air passage
- Important cartilages
- Epiglottis