anterior triangle of neck Flashcards
What are the boundaries of the anterior triangle of the neck?
Anteriorly: midline of neck
Posteriorly: anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
Superiorly: inferior border of body of mandible
What are the muscle groups of the anterior triangle of the neck?
Infrahyoid
Suprahyoid
Anterior vertebral
What are the 4 infrahyoid muscles?
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
What are the 4 suprahyoid muscles?
Digastric
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
What are the anterior vertebral muscles?
Longus capitis
Longus colli
Rectus capitis anterior
Rectus capitis lateralis
What are the 4 subdivisions of the anterior triangle?
Submandibular (digastric) triangle
Carotid triangle
Muscular triangle
submental triangle