Anterior/posterior triangle and pharyngeal Flashcards
What are the superficiial muscles of the neck?
sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscle
What is the origin and insertion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Origin: manubrium of sternu and medial 1/3 of the clavicle
Insertion: lateral aspect of mastoid process of the temporal bone
What is the origin and insertion of the trapezius muscle?
origin: external occipital protuberance of the skull, C1-12 spinous processes
insertion: clavicle, acromion, scapular spine
What is the origin and insertion of the digastric muscle anterior and posterior bellies?
Origin of anterior belly: digastric fossa of mandible
Insertion of anterior belly: digastric tendon of hyoid bone
Origin of posterior belly: mastoid process
Insertion of posterior belly: digastric tendon of hyoid bone
What is the innervation of the sternocleidomastoid?
CN XI
What is the innervation of the trapezius?
subtrapezial nerve plexus (CN XI and C3/C4 ventral rami)
What is the innervation of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle?
mylohyoid nerve
What is the innervation of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
CN VII (Facial N.)
What are the actions of the sternocleidomastoid?
Rotates the head opposite the contracted side
Laterally flexes the neck to the contracted side
Bilaterally flexes the neck
What is the action of the trapezius?
moves shoulder girdle
What is the action of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle?
What is the action of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
lowers mandilbe or raises hyoid
elevates and retracts hyoid
What are the muscles of the muscular subdivision of the anterior triangle or the infrahyoid muscles?
omohyoid, sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid
What is the origin and insertion of the omohyoid?
Origin: medial margin of the suprascapular notch
Insertion: hyoid bone
What is the origin and insertion of the sternohyoid?
origin: manubrium of the sternum
insertion: hyoid bone
What is the origin and insertion of the sternothyroid?
origin: manubrium of the sternum
insertion: oblique line of the thyroid cartilage
What is the origin and insertion of the thyrohyoid?
origin: oblique line of the thyroid cartilage
insertion: hyoid bone
What is the innervation of the omohyoid?
C1-C3 via ansa cervicalis
What is the innervation of the sternohyoid?
C1-C3 via ansa cervicalis
What is the innervation of the sternothyroid?
C1-C3 via ansa cericalis
What is the innervation of the thyrohyoid?
C1 branch traveling with CN XII