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anterior neck Flashcards

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major neck landmarks

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mandible, clavicle, hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage

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neck muscles

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  • sternocleidomastoid
  • sternoyhyoid
  • omohyoid
  • sternothyroid
  • thyrohyoid
  • anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
  • mylohyoid
  • geniohyoid
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carotid arteries

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common carotid, external and internal carotid

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neck nerves

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  • vagus
  • phrenic
  • brachial plexus
  • ansa cervicalis
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venous drainage of the head and neck

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  • external jugular
  • anterior jugular
  • facial vein
  • retromandibular vein
  • internal jugular vein
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glands

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  • parotid
  • submandibular
  • thyroid
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arterial supply of the thyroid gland

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  • superior thyroid artery (from external carotid artery)
  • inferior thyroid artery (from the thyrocervical trunk)
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thyroid gland landmarks

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  • right and left lobes
  • isthmus
  • superior thyroid artery
  • inferior thyroid artery
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parotid gland landmarks

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  • parotid duct
  • branches of facial nerve
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submandibular gland

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  • submandibular duct (whartons duct)
  • lingual nerve
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facial artery

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esophagus

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trachea

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mandible

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clavicle

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hyoid bone

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thyroid cartilage

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cricoid cartilage

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sternocleidomastoid

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sternohyoid

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omohyoid

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sternothyroid

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thyrohyoid

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anterior belly of digastric

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posterior belly of digastric

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mylohyoid

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geniohyoid

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common carotid artery

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external carotid artery

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internal carotid artery

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external carotid artery branches

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Superior thyroid artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Lingual artery
Facial artery
Occipital artery
Posterior auricular artery
Maxillary artery
Superficial temporal artery

32
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external carotid artery job

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blood to face and neck

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internal carotid artery job

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blood to brain

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vagus nerve

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phrenic nerve

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brachial plexus nerve

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ansa cervicalis nerve

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external jugular vein

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internal jugular vein

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anterior jugular vein

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facial vein

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retromandibular vein

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parotid gland

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submandibular gland

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thyroid gland

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thyroid gland landmarks

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  • right lobe
  • left lobe
  • isthmus
47
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thyroid arteries

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  • superior thyroid artery
  • inferior thyroid artery
48
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parotid gland landmarks

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parotid duct
- facial nerves

49
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submandibular gland landmarks

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  • submandibular duct (wharton’s duct)
  • lingual nerve

head and neck anatomy (11 decks)

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