Anterior Triangle and Submandibular Region Flashcards
what are the four divisions of the anterior triangle?
muscular
carotid
submental
digastric/submandibular
what is the border of the muscular triangle?
anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid
superior belly of the omohyoid muscle
median line
paired triangle
what is the border of the carotid triangle
posterior belly of the digastric muscle
superior belly of the omohyoid muscle
anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid
paired triangle
what is the border of the submental triangle?
two anterior bellies of the digastric muscles
hyoid bone
unpaired triangle
what are the borders of the digastric/submandibular triangle?
two bellies of the digastric muscles
lower border of the mandible
paired triangle
what are the contents of the muscular triangle?
infrahyoid muscles (strap muscles)
- sternohyoid
- omohyoid
- sternothyroid
- thyrohyoid
what do the infrahyoid muscles act on?
larynx and hyoid bone
sternohyoid =
origin = within thorax, behind manubrium (top of sternum..) insertion = hyoid bone innervation = inferior root of ansa cervicalis (descendens cervicalis), fibers C2,C3 action = depressor of larynx as a whole
origin = within thorax, behind manubrium (top of sternum..) insertion = hyoid bone innervation = inferior root of ansa cervicalis (descendens cervicalis), fibers C2,C3 action = depressor of larynx as a whole
sternohyoid
omohyoid =
origin = near the suprascapular notch insertion = hyoid bone innervation = superior root of the ansa cervicalis (descendens hypoglossi) fibers C1 [superior belly] action = depressor of larynx as a whole
two bellies with an intermediate tendon
origin = near the suprascapular notch insertion = hyoid bone innervation = superior root of the ansa cervicalis (descendens hypoglossi) fibers C1 [superior belly] action = depressor of larynx as a whole
two bellies with an intermediate tendon
omohyoid
sternothyroid =
origin = posterior manubrium below origin of sternohyoid insertion = oblique line of thyroid cartilage innervation = inferior root of the ansa cervicalis (descendens cervicalis), fibers from C2-C3 action = depressor of the larynx as a whole
origin = posterior manubrium below origin of sternohyoid insertion = oblique line of thyroid cartilage innervation = inferior root of the ansa cervicalis (descendens cervicalis), fibers from C2-C3 action = depressor of the larynx as a whole
sternothyroid
thyrohyoid =
origin = oblique line of thyroid cartilage insertion = hyoid bone innervation = C1 fibers hitchhiking on the hypoglossal nerve action = elevator of the larynx as a whole
origin = oblique line of thyroid cartilage insertion = hyoid bone innervation = C1 fibers hitchhiking on the hypoglossal nerve action = elevator of the larynx as a whole
thyrohyoid
what is contained within the carotid triangle?
bifurcation of the common carotid artery
internal carotid artery
external carotid artery and its branches
vagus nerve
internal jugular vein
describe the branching pattern of the external carotid artery
(five branches, then terminal branches)
superior thyroid artery lingual artery facial artery ascending pharyngeal artery occipital artery Terminal branches = maxillary, superficial temporal artery
which arteries off the external carotid artery have additional branches?
superior thyroid artery –> superior laryngeal branch
facial artery –> glandular branches, submental branch, tonsilar, ascending palatine
the superior laryngeal branch travels with which nerve?
internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, through thyrohyoid membrane