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Anatomy Of The Neck Flashcards

1
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Neck function

A

Support for head
Allows for motion of head
Passageway
Contains important organs

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What part of spine is in neck

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Cervical spine (7)

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Hyoid bone (where/function)

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Anterior (C3 level)
Mobile
Muscle attachment and aid to keep airway open

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4
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Soft issue glands of the neck

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Thyroid
Parathyroid
Salivary

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Thyroid gland (shape coverings, what kind of gland, level on spine, it has a ______ supply)

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Butterfly shaped (2 lobes connected by isthmus)
Thin fibrous capsule
Endocrine gland
Level of C5-T1
Rich blood supply

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6
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Thyroid lobes wrap _____ to isthmus

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Posteriorly

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Thyroid lobes have ___ and ___ poles

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Superior
Inferior

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Thyroid lobes are posterior to the _______
Anterior to the _______

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Strap muscles
Longus colli muscle

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Isthmus is how thick, ______ to trachea and esophagus, and at the ____ level of the spine

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Relatively thin
Anterior
C5

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Parathyroid glands (how many, size, lie on _____ surface of each thyroid lobes, lie _____ to fibroids capsule, regulate _____ levels)

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Four small glands
Posterior
External
Calcium

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Salivary glands (function, location, produce, how many)

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Accessory glands for digestion
Lie in jaw and lower ear area
Produce and secrete saliva into oral cavity via ducts
3 paired glands

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12
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What are the names of the salivary glands (3 paired)

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Parotids
Submandibulars
Sublinguals

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The parotid gland size, location, extends from/to, drainage via _____into the _____

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Largest
Wedges between mandible and sternocleidomastoid muscle
Extends from ear orifice to angle of the mandible
Stensen’s duct/mouth

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Submandibular gland (size, location, drainage via what/to where)

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2nd largest salivary gland
Located at angle of the jaw behind the mandible
Drainage via Wharton’s duct posterior to the teeth

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15
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Parathyroid ______ calcium levels
Thyroid ______ calcium levels

A

Raise
Lower

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Sublingual (size, location, duct)

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Smallest
Under the tongue
Bartholin’s duct

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What is the pharynx and what is it commonly known as

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Fibromuscular passageway for respiratory/digestive functions
Commonly referred to as the throat

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18
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______ are located in the pharynx

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Tonsils

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3 sections of pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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Nasopharynx (what portion of pharynx, behind what, what tonsils/where, what enters laterally)

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Sup portion of pharynx
Directly behind nose
Adenoids tonsils on post wall
Auditory tubes enter laterally

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Oropharynx. (What portion of pharynx, behind what, what tonsils/where)

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Middle portion of the pharynx
Directly behind the mouth
Palatine tonsils on post wall

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Laryngopharynx (what portion of pharynx, adjacent to)

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Inferior portion of pharynx
Adjacent to opening of larynx and esophagus

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23
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Larynx is what and AKa

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Modified part of air passage (voice production)
Voice box

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24
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Important cartilages of the larynx

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Thyroid; shield shaped, ant ridge forms Adam’s apple
Cricoid: inferior to thyroid cartilage, marks start of esophagus and trachea

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25
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Epiglottis

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Elastic flap preventing food into the trachea

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Trachea (function, divides, reinforced by, passes through, bifurcation at)

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Airway to the lungs
Divides into right and left main bronchi
Reinforced by c shaped cartilage
Passes through mediastinum
Bifurcation at T5

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27
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Trachea is anterior to _______ and posterior to ______

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Esophagus
Thyroid isthmus

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Esophagus (what, travels through, ends at)

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Muscular canal from mouth to stomach
Travels through mediastinum
Ends at GE junction

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29
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Esophagus directly anterior to, posterior to

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Spine
Trachea and heart

30
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Vasculature of the neck

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Carotid arteries
Vertebral arteries
Jugular veins

31
Q

Bifurcation of trachea at/called

32
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Vasculature of the neck is on the ____ aspect of the neck and is _____¥ to the thyroid gland

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Lateral
Lateral

33
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Do Common carotids arteries give off side branches

34
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CCA are surrounded by

A

Carotid sheath

35
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CCA bifurcate into

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Internal and external carotid arteries

36
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Thyroid lobes are ____ to the CCA

37
Q

CCA _____ to the jugular vein

38
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Right common carotid artery is a branch of

A

The brachiocephalic artery

39
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Left CCA is branch of

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2nd branch of the aortic arch

40
Q

Internal carotid artery enters base of skull through the

A

Temporal bone

41
Q

ICA has ____ branches in the neck region

42
Q

ICA connects to the

A

Circle of Willis

43
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ICA function

A

Supply blood to the brain

44
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External carotid arteries have _____ branches in the neck area

45
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ECA path is

46
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ECA function

A

Blood supply to the face and scalp

47
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Vertebral arteries are the first branch of the

A

Subclavian artery

48
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Vertebral arteries ascend through ______ of the _____ vertebrae

A

Transverse foramina
Cervical

49
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Vertebral arteries re ____ to CCA

50
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Vertebral arteries enter head via

A

Foramen magnum

51
Q

What do the vertebral arteries form with tin the head

A

The basilar artery which then connects to circle of Willis

52
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Internal jugular veins drain

A

Venous sinuses in head

53
Q

Internal jugular veins lie ____ to internal and CCA

54
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IJV runs within the

A

Carotid sheath

55
Q

IJV collapse ____ with compression

56
Q

What is the carotid sheath

A

Strong fascia that surrounds structure to prevent easy compression

57
Q

What is in the carotid sheath

A

CCA
IJV
Vagus nerve

58
Q

What layer of meninges contains venous sinuses

A

Dura mater

59
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Vagus nerve is ____ to CCA/IJV and is located ____

A

Posterior
Between the CCA and IJV

60
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Masseter (function, deep to, movement created)

A

Primary muscle of chewing
Deep to parotid gland
Elevates mandible

61
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Platysma (what, extend from/to, anterior to ___ and ____, create what)

A

Large thin muscular sheath
Extends from mandible to clavicle
Strap muscles
SCM
Creates ridges in neck

62
Q

Broad muscle closing diagonally in neck

A

Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

63
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SCM extend from ___ and ____ to ____

A

Sternum
Clavicle
Strap muscles

64
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SCM is _____ to strap muscles

A

Lateral and anterior

65
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SCM function

A

Turn head from side to side and flexes neck

66
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Strap muscles are ___ to the thyroid

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anterior and lateral

67
Q

3 pairs of strap muscles

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Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Omohyoid

68
Q

Posterior muscles of the neck

A

Scalene
Lavator scapulae
Trapezius

69
Q

What posterior neck muscle is most posterior and superficial

70
Q

Cervical lymphatic system

A

Extensive lymphatic network in neck

71
Q

Cervical lymphatic system contains more than a ___ of the body’s total number of nodes

72
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Location of cervical lymphatic system (deep nodes, along, ant and inf to)

A

Deep nodes clustered along vessels
Along lower jaw
Anterior and inferior to ear

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