Anatomy Test (All lectures) Flashcards
Movements of the cervical spine and head movements
Flexion
Extension
Lateral Flexion
Axial Rotation
Upper cervical spine
C1 (atlas)
C2(axis)
Atlanto-occipital joint movements
Primary: Flexion and extension
Secondary: Lateral flexion (both sides)
Atlanto-axial joint movements
Axial rotation (“NO)
3 internal craniocervical ligaments keeping the skull in place with vertebral column
- Alar ligament
- Cruciate ligament
- Tectorial membrane
Structures in the “floating” neck
hyoid and larynx
Ligaments and membranes connecting trachea, laryngeal cartilages, hyoid, and skull (superior to inferior)
- stylohyoid ligament
- thyrohyoid membrane
- cricothyroid ligaments
- Cricotracheal ligament
Deepest neck muscles (4)
1. Rectus capitis anterior 2 Rectus capitis lateralis 3. Longus colli 4. Longus capitis 5. Anterior scalene 6. Middle scalene 7. Posterior scalene
(3) neck muscles
Suprahyoid mm 1. stylohyoid 2. Posterior belly of digastric 3. Anterior belly of digastric 4. Mylohyoid 5. Geniohyoid Infrahyoid mm 1. Omohyoid 2. Sternohyoid 3. Sternothyroid 4. Thyrohyoid Trapezius Sternocleidomastoid
(4) Neck muscles
Platysma
A & N of rectus capitis anterior
A: flexion of head at atlanto-occipital joint
N: Branches of anterior rami of cervical spinal nerve C1
A&N of rectus capitis lateralis
A: lateral flexion of the neck
N: Branches of anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves
A&N of longus colli
A: Flexion of neck anteroposteriorly
N: Branches of anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves
A&N of longus lateralis
A: Flexes head at atlanto-occipital joint
N: Branches of anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves
A&N of anterior scalene
Elevate rib 1; Lateral neck flexion
A&N of middle scalene
Elevate rib 1; Lateral neck flexion
A&N of posterior scalene
Elevate rib 2; lateral neck flexion
A&N of stylohyoid
A: pulls hyoid posterosuperiorly
N: Facial Nerve
A&N of Posterior belly of digastric
A: pull hyoid up and back
N: Facial N.
A&N of Anterior belly of digastric
A: open mouth by depressing mandible & raise hyoid
N: Nerve to mylohyoid
Mylohyoid A&N
A: elevate floor of the mouth and hyoid
N: Nerve to mylohyoid
A&N Geniohyoid
A: Mandible fixed-pull hyoid forward
Hyoid fixed- pulls mandible down and back
N: Branch of anterior ramus C1 (carried on CN XII)
A&N Omohyoid
A: depress hyoid
N: Ansa cervicalis
A&N sternohyoid
A: depress hyoid
N: Ansa cervicalis
A&N sternothyroid
A: depress larynx
N: Ansa cervicalis
A&N Thyrohyoid
A: Depress hyoid; when fixed it raises larynx
N: Branch from anterior rami of C1 (carried on CNXII)
Trapezius
Depress, elevate, adduct scapula
N: Accessory nerve & Rami (C3-C4)
Sternocleidomastoid
N: Accessory N & branches from anterior rami (C2-C3)
Vertebral artery
blood to brainstem and posterior circulation to the brain
thyrocervical trunk
supply lower and deep neck and thyroid gland
costocervical trunk
deep and lateral neck
Carotid body
N: CN IX & X
A: blood chemoreceptors
Carotid sinus
Baroreceptors
N: CN IX
Internal carotid
blood supply to the orbit, upper face, and the anterior circulation to the brain
External carotid
blood supply to the face, nasal and oral cavities, upper neck and scalp
Branches of external carotid (superior to inferior)
- superior thyroid
- ascending pharyngeal a
- Lingual a
- Facial a
- Occipital
- Posterior auricular a
- Maxillary a
- Superficial temporal a
Internal jugular vein
Drains from:
endocranial space
posterior scalp
superficial face
External jugular vein
Drains from:
- endocranial space via cavernous sinuses> pterygoid plexus
- scalp
- superficial and deep face via retromandibular vein
anterior rami of C1-C4 form
cervical plexus
Anterior rami of C5-T1 form
brachial plexus
Anterior rami of C3-5 form
phrenic nerve