Anatomy Of The Neck (Hontanilla) Flashcards
The thoracic duct ascends along the vertebral column and … the trachea, at the base of the neck it turns LEFT in order to drain into the …..
Therefore, in the neck, we only find the thoracic duct on the … side.
Behind, left subclavian vein
LEFT
Coming out of the aortic arch, we have the … on the right side; on the left side we finde the … and the … coming off directly from the arch.
Brachiocephalic trunk, common carotid, left subclavian artery
On the left side, due to the presence of the ductus arteriosus during embryological development, the …. comes back up by going under the aortic arch. On the right side, we find it going back up earlier, by going under the ….
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve, subclavian artery.
The posterior triangle of the neck is formed between the:
Sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle
The … divides the posterior triangle of the neck into the:
- Occipital triangle
- Subclavian triangle
Omohyoid muscle
The … divides the posterior triangle of the neck into the:
- Occipital triangle
- Subclavian triangle
Omohyoid muscle
Name the following structures of the anterior triangle of the neck
¿Qué estructuras pasan por delante del escaleno anterior?
Vena subclavia y nervio frénico
¿Qué estructuras pasan entre escaleno anterior y medio?
Arteria subclavia y plexo braquial
¿Qué problema se da en el síndrome del escaleno?
Escaleno anterior y medio comprimen arteria y plexo
Cuando pedimos al paciente girar el cuello hacia un lado y elevar el brazo, el paciente deja de sentir y pierde circulación en el brazo.
Posterior neck musculature
Sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle and thyrohyoid muscle (the 3 from the anterior neck musculature-prethyroid musculature) are innervated by…
Ansa of cervicalis (originates from C1) and incorporates to hypoglossal nerve although it has no relation to it.
Cervical plexus goes from…
C1 TO C5
Brachial plexus goes from…
C5 TO C8
Passing through the … we find the phrenic nerve, which comes down from the neck towards the diaphragm in front of the fascia of the …
Carotid triangle, anterior scalene