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what are the two main triangles in the neck

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posterior and anterior triangle

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describe the borders of the posterior triangle

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  • Posterior border of sternocleidomastoid
  • Anterior border of trapezius
  • Middle 1/3 of clavicle
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describe the borders of the anterior triangle

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– Midline of neck from chin to jugular notch
– Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
– Lower border of mandible and beyond to mastoid process

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what are the important structures inside the posterior triangle

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  • Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
  • External jugular veins runs superficially over SCM
  • Lymph nodes
  • Part of subclavian artery
  • Brachial plexus, cervical plexus, phrenic nerve
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where is the prominence of the external jugular vein

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  • usually visible above the clavicle for short distances - less than 4cm above the sternal angle
  • it disappears as it runs over the SCM
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when does the external jugular vein become more prominent

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• Become more prominent when you have Heart failure, SVC obstruction, enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes, raised intra-thoracic pressure

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what does the external jugular vein helps assess

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• The EJV helps assess mean right arterial pressure which is identical to central venous pressure

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what does the spinal accessory supply

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• Somatic motor fibres to accessory muscles of breathing (SCM and trapezius)

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where is the spinal accessory

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  • nerves forms from C1-5 spinal cord rootlets
    • Ascend into cranial cavity via foramen magnum
    • Exit through the jugular foramen
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the spinal accessory nerve is a purely..

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motor neurone

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recent evidence regarding the spinal accessory nerve

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Recent evidence suggests that the accessory nerves lacks a cranial root and has no connection to the vagus nerve but needs confirmation

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what happens if there is spinal accessory nerve damage

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  • Weakened shrugging shoulder, atrophy of trapezius, drooping of shoulder
  • Passive shoulder movements within normal range
  • Uni-lateral lesion usually does not produce an abnormal head position
  • Weakeness in turning head to opposite side against resistance
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what can cause spinal accessory nerve damage

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  • Subcutaneous course – injury lymph node surgery
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where is the cervical plexus to and from

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C1-C4

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what is the anasa cervicalis

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  • prat of the cervical plexus
  • C1-C3
  • it is the motto to the infra hyoid muscles
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describe the branching of the cervical plexus

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  • Cutaneous branches emerge around middle of the posterior border of SCM
  • Phrenic nerve C3-C4) picks up additional C5 roots
  • Descend down obliquely with IVJ cross the anterior scalene and passes into thorax
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what are the 4 parts of the anterior triangle

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submandibular, carotid, muscular and submental

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describe the 4 parts of the anterior triangle

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a. Submandibular (digastric) -submandibular gland fills most of triangle, hypoglossal nerve, parts of facial artery and vein
b. Carotid – anatomically important with a lot of structures
c. Muscular – sternohyoid, thyrohyoid and sternothyroid (infrahyoid muscles). Thyroid and parathyroid glands
d. Submental – floor of mouth – mylohyoid

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what is the hyoid bone

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– attachment point for infrahyloid muslces and muscles that are supporting the jaw of the mouth

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what are the boundaries of the carotid triangle

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  • Posterior belly of digastric
  • Superior belly of omohyoid
  • Anterior border of SCM
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what goes through the carotid triangle

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Blood vessels

  • Common carotid artery
  • Internal and external carotid arteries
  • Intenral jugular vein
Nerves 
•	Glossopharyngeal 
•	Vagus
•	Spinal accessory
•	Hypoglossal
•	Cervical sympathetic trunk
•	Ansa cervicalis
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what are the carotid carotid triangle contents

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  • Common carotid – at anterior border of SCM at level of the thyroid cartilage
  • Carotid bifurcation – superior border thyroid cartilage
  • Carotid sinus (IX) baroreceptors
  • Carotid body (IX X) chemoreceptors – carry the information via glossophargenal and vagus to measure carbon dioxide and oxygen content of the blood
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the internal carotid has..

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no branches until it enters the skull

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what does the external carotid supply

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blood supply to the face, neck and skull, inside of the skull and the dura

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what are the branches of the external carotid

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– some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students 
–	Sup. Thyroid a
–	Ascending pharyngeal
–	Lingual
–	Facial
–	Occipital 
–	Posterior auricular
–	Superficial temporal
–	Maxillary
26
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what is in the carotid sheath

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  • Common and internal carotid arereis, internal jugular vein and CNX
27
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what leaves the carotid sheath

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  • Escaping upper sheath are CN IX, superior laryngeal N, spinal root of CN XI and CN XIII
28
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what uses the internal carotid artery for support

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  • Ascending sympathetic firbes use internal carotid artery for support
29
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where is the anasa cerviclis

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  • it is over the internal jugular vein
30
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the internal jugular is…

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usually larger on one side than the other

31
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no cranial nerves have…

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sympathetic innervation

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how do you get sympathetic innervation to the head

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  • Therefore the sympathetic information has to come through the symaptehtic trunk, there are 3 cervical ganglia, they get presynaptic firbes via superior thoracic nerves
  • Synapse in ganglia to send fibres to – cervical spinal nerves, thoracic viscera, head and neck viscera
  • Use the internal carotid artery as a guide into the skull
33
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what do you get if you damage the cervical sympathetic trunk

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Horner’s syndrome or descending fibres in brainstem

34
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what are the symptoms of Horner’s syndrome

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– Contraction of pupil (miosis)
– Drooping of superior eyelid (paralysis of smooth muscle in levator palpebrae superioris – ptiosis )
– Sinking of eye (enophthalmos)
– Vasodilation and absence of sweating – there is no innervation to the sweat glands so the skin is warm and dry

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how do you differnate Horner’s syndrome from cranial III damage

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Differentiate it form cranial nerve III – degree of ptosis is not as great and Crnaial nerve IiI innervates extraoclular eye muscles so the eyes would look down and out

36
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what happens if you damage the vagus

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  • can damage it in dissection of the carotid triangle
  • Damage or compression of the vagus or recurrent laryngeal nerves during sugery of carotid triangle and may produce an alternation in voice as these nerves supply the laryngeal muscles
37
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what is an IVJ puncture used for

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  • used for access through the brachiocephalic vein into the svc
38
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What do pulsations of the IVJ tell us

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  • internal jugular pulse

- tells us about rich atrial pressure

39
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what shows that there is an increase in the IVJ

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usually the same as 2cm of water, if it is above that then this shows that there is an increase in pressure

40
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when can blood travel up the internal jugular vein

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  • No valves in brachiocephalic vein and superior vena cava so blood can travel up vein when at ~45o
41
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what causes the Internal Jugular vein pulse to rise

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  • mitral valve disease,
  • increased pressure in pulmonary circulation
  • right side of heart problems
42
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what are the muscles in the cervical region divided into

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supra hyoid and infrahyoid

43
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what do the suprhyoid do

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  • Suprahyoid muscles constitute floor of mouth, providing a base for tongue and elevating hyoid and larynx
    – swallowing and tone production
44
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what muscles makes up the supra hyoid

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 Mylohyoid, digastric, stylohyoid

45
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what does the infrayoid do

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  • Infrahyoid (strap) muscles depress hyoid and larynx during swallowing and speaking
46
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what muscles make up the infrhyoid

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o Sternohyoid, thyrohyoid(undenegat sternothyoid), sternothyroid, omohyoid

47
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what innervates the infrahyoud

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by annus cerviculars of the cervical plexus

48
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what do the extrinsic muscles of the larynx do and what muscles make up them

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  • Extrinsic muscles move the larynx as a whole

* Supra and infrahyoid muscles

49
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what do the intrsic muscles of the larynx do

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• Intrinsic muscles move the laryngeal components, altering the length and tension of the vocal folds and size and shape of rima glottides

50
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what innervates the muscles of the larynx

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  • Cricothyroid - superior laryngeal N (CN X)

* All others - recurrent laryngeal N (CN X)

51
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what is the rima glottis

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this is the aperture between the vocal folds and how tight it is

52
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what happens to the rima glottidis in normal respiration

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laryngeal muscles released and rima glottides narrow slit

53
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what happens to the rima glottidis in deep respiration

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vocal ligaments abducted by contraction of posterior cricoarytenoid muscles – rima glottides opens widely to allow more air in

54
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describe how phonation happens

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o Arytenoid muscles adduct arytenoid cartilages at same time lateral cricoarytenoids moderately adduct vocal ligaments
o Air forced between vocal ligaments = sound

55
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describe how whispering happens

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o Vocal ligaments strongly adducted but relaxed arytenoids

56
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what is the two nerves that innervate the larynx

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both from the vagus

  • superior laryngenal nerve
  • recurrent laryngeal nerve
57
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what does the superior laryngeal split into

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internal laryngeal nerve

external laryngeal nerve

58
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what does the superior laryngeal nerve do

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  • Internal laryngeal (sensory + autonomic) to larynx above vocal folds
  • External laryngeal nerve (motor to cricothyroid) – loss ability of pitch
59
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what does the recurrent laryngeal nerve do

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  • Motor to all other intrinsic muscles of the larynx and sensory to area below vocal folds
  • On left recurrent laryngeal loops under the arch of the aorta
  • On right recurrent laryngeal loops under the right subclavian artery
60
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How can paralysis of the superior laryngeal nerve happen

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  • Any surgery to the thyroid or growth of the thyroid can compress it and damage it
  • Can occur during thyroidectomy or through compression
  • Goitre
61
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what does paralysis of the superior laryngeal nerve do

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Anaesthesia of superior laryngeal mucosa
- Cough reflex (an important protective mechanism)
A monotonous voice
- Paralysed cricothyroid (unable to vary length and tension – but may go unnoticed)

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what happens when there is injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve

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  • Paralysed vocal folds

- Causes hoarseness/dysphonia

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