anterior cervical region of the neck Flashcards
surface landmarks of the neck
mandible hyoid bone thyroid and cricoid cartilage suprasternal/jugular notch clavicle and first rib cervical vertebrae
4 layers of neck fascia
- investing layer–encloses superficial muscles and roof of neck triangles, extends from mandible to clavicle and sternum
- pretracheal layer–encloses thyroid, trachea, pharynx, esophagus
- prevertebral layer–encloses vertebral column and assoc muscles, also brachial plexus and axillary vessels
- carotid sheath–encloses common carotid and its branches, internal jugular vein, CN X, deep cervical nodes
what bisects the neck into anterior and posterior triangles?
sternocleidomastoid
boundaries of anterior cervical triangle
anterior edge of SCM
lower border of mandible body
midline of neck from chin to suprasternal notch
4 triangles of anterior cervical triangle
- submandibular (digastric)
- carotid
- submental
- muscular
submandibular triangle
body of the mandible and anterior and posterior bellies of digastric muscle (submandibular gland, CN XII, facial artery and vein, submandibular lymph nodes)
carotid triangle
upper anterior edge of SCM, posterior belly of digastric, superior belly of omohyoid (common carotid and branches, internal jugular vein, X, XI, XII)
submental triangle
unpaired, midline of neck, hyoid, anterior belly of both digastric muscles (sublingual gland, anterior jugular veins, submental lymph nodes)
muscular triangle
midline of neck, anterior edge superior belly omohyoid, anterior lower SCM (infrahyoid muscles, ansa cervicalis superficially and thyroid gland and viscera are deep)
function of infrahyoid muscles
lower the larynx and hyoid bone and fix the hyoid for stable movement of tongue
infrahyoid muscles
sternohyoid
omohyoid
sternothyroid
thyrohyoid
sternohyoid
between sternum and hyoid
omohyoid
from superior border of scapula to hyoid with superior and inferior bellies
sternothyroid
deep to the omohyoid from sternum to thyroid cartilage
thyrohyoid
deep from thyroid cartilage to hyoid
supplied by C1 via CN XII
which muscles are innervated by the ansa cervicalis originating from the cervical plexus?
sternohyoid
omohyoid
sternothryoid
roots of ansa cervicalis
anterior/superior (descendens hypoglossi)
posterior/inferior (descendens cervicalis)
the anterior root of the ansa cervicalis is associated with which cranial nerve?
CN XII by a common connective tissue sheath
how does the anterior root of the ansa cervicalis join the posterior?
it descends on the anteromedial aspect of the internal jugular and joins the posterior root forming a loop around the internal jugular
how do the motor branches from the ansa cervicalis enter the strap muscles?
caudally (surgical reflection should be done in a cranial to caudal direction)
suprahyoid muscles
- muscles attached to hyoid bone
- anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
- stylohyoid
- mylohyoid
- geniohyoid
how are the suprahyoid muscles innervated?
by cranial nerves, not the nerves of the cervical plexus