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Anterior boundary of the anterior triangle of the neck

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Midline of neck

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Posterior border of the anterior triangle of the neck

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Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid

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Superior border of the anterior triangle of the neck

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Inferior border of the body of mandible

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What are the muscle groups of the anterior triangle of the neck?

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  • infrahyoid muscles
  • suprahyoid muscles
  • anterior vertebral muscles
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Infrahyoid muscles

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Thin, strap-like muscles

  • sternohyoid
  • sternothyroid
  • thyrohyoid
  • omohyoid
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Where is the sternohyoid located?

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Supercially, medial to superior belly of omohyoid

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Origin of sternohyoid

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Posterior surfaces of manubirum of sternum and eternal end of clavicle

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Insertion of sternohyoid

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Body of hyoid

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Nerve supply of sternohyoid

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Ansa cervicalis (C1-C3)

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Action of sternohyoid

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Depresses hyoid bone

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Where is sternothyroid located?

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Deep to sternohyoid

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Origin of sternothyroid

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Posterior surface of manubrium of sternum

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Insertion of sternothyroid

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Oblique line of thyroid cartilage

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Nerve supply of sternothyroid

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Ansa cervicalis (C1-C3)

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Action of sternothyroid

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Depresses larynx

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Thyrohyoid

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Upward continuation of sternothyroid

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Origin of thyrohyoid

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Oblique line of thyroid cartilage

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Insertion of thyrohyoid

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Runs superiorly over thyrohyoid membrane, inserts into greater horn and body of hyoid

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Nerve supply for thyrohyoid

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C1 fibers via hypoglossal nerve

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Action of thyrohyoid

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Depresses hyoid bone or elevates larynx

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Ansa Cervicalis

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-nerve loop that contains fibers from ventral rami of C1 to C3 spinal nerves

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Lower root of ansa cervicalis

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Direct branch of cervical plexus

  • contains fibers from ventral rami of C2 and C3
  • passes superficial (or deep) to internal vein
  • joins upper root to form ansa
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Upper root of ansa cervicalis

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  • appears to originate from hypoglossal nerve, but contains no hypoglossal fibers
  • consists of C1 fibers that join CN XII and travel with it for a distance
  • separate from CN XII and form upper root of ansa cervicalis
  • joins lower root to form ansa
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What does ansa cervicalis give branches to?

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Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Both bellies of omohyoid

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Some C1 fibers of ansa cervicalis do what?
Continue with CN XII (after it has given off upper root) and supply thyrohyoid and geniohyoid muscles
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Suprahyoid muscles
- digastric - stylohyoid - mylohyoid - geniohyloid
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Digastric muscle
Consists of posterior and anterior bellies connected by an intermediate tendon
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Posterior belly of digastric muscle
Attaches to digastric (mastoid) notch (medial to mastoid process), runs anteriorly and inferiorly, then becomes continuous with intermediate tendon
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Intermediate tendon of digastric muscle
Pierces stylohyoid and runs in fibrous sling connected to body and greater horn of hyoid, then become continuous with anterior belly
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Anterior belly of digastric muscle
Runs anteriorly and superiorly, then attaches to digastric fossa of mandible
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Nerve supply of posterior belly of digastric muscle
Facial nerve
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Nerve supply of anterior belly of digastric muscle
Nerve to mylohyoid (branch of inferior alveolar nerve, from V3)
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Action of digastric muscle
Depresses mandible and elevates hyoid bone
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Origin of stylohyoid
Styloid process
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Insertion of stylohyoid
Passes anteriorly and inferiorly, along superior border of posterior belly of digastric, then inserts into hyoid bone at junction of body and greater horn
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Where is the stylohyoid pierced
Near its insertion by intermediate tendon of digastric
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Nerve supply to stylohyoid
Facial nerve
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Action of stylohyoid
Elevates hyoid bone and dares it backward
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Mylohyoid
- Lies superior to anterior belly of digastric | - two mylohyoid muscles fro muscular floor of oral cavity
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Origin of mylohyoid muscle
Mylohyoid line of mandible
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Insertion of mylohyoid
Most posterior fibers attach to body of body of hyoid bone, rest of fibers terminate in midline raphe extending from mandible to hyoid
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Nerve supply yo mylohyoid
Nerve to mylohyoid (really that's what its called)
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Actions of mylohyoid
Elevates floor of mouth during swallowing, elevates hyoid bone depresses mandible
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Geniohyloid
Narrow muscle that lies above mylohyoid, in contact with corresponding opposite side
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Origin of geniohyloid
Mental spine
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Insertion of geniohyoid
Anterior surface of body of hyoid
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Nerve supply of geniohyoid
C1 fibers via hypoglossal nerve
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Actions of geniohyoid
Elevates hyoid bone and draws it forward, depresses mandible
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Anterior vertebral muscles
- longus capitis - longus colli - rectus capitis anterior - rectus capitis lateralis
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Origin of longus capitis
Transverse processes of C3 to C6 vertebrae
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Insertion of longus capitis
Inferior surface of basilar part of occipital bone
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Nerve supply of longus capitis
Branches from ventral rami of C1 to C3 spinal nerve
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Action of longus capitis
Flexion of head and neck
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Longus Colli
Consists of 3 parts: - inferior oblique - superior oblique - vertical
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Inferior oblique part of longus colli
Extends from bodies of first 2 or 3 thoracic vertebrae to transverse processes of C5 and C6 vertebrae
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Superior oblique part of longus colli
Extends from transverse processes of C3 to C5 vertebrae to anterior tubercle of atlas
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Vertical part of longus colli
Extends from bodies of upper 3 thoracis and lower 3 cervical vertebrae to bodies C2 to C4 vertebrae
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Nerve supply to longus colli
Branches from ventral rami of C2 to C6 spinal nerves
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Action of longus colli
Flexion of neck
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Rectus capitis anterior
Located posterior to upper part of longus capitis
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Origin of rectus capitis anterior
Anterior surface of lateral mass of atlas and root of its transverse process
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Insertion of rectus capitis anterior
Inferior surface of basilar part of occipital bone, immediately anterior to occipital condyle
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Nerve supply to rectus capitis anterior
Branches from loop between ventral rami of C1 and C2 spinal nerves
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Action of rectus capitis anterior
Flexion of head
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Origin of rectus capitis lateralis
Upper surface of transverse process of atlas
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Insertion of rectus capitis lateralis
Inferior surface of jugular process of occipital bone
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Nerve supply to rectus capitis lateralis
Branches from loop between ventral rami of C1 and C2 spinal nerves
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Action of rectus capitis lateralis
Lateral flexion of head to same side of contracting muscle
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Subdivisions of the anterior triangle
- submandibular (digastric) triangle - carotid triangle - muscular triangle - submental triangle
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Anterior boundaries of submandibular triangle
Anterior belly of digastric
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Posterior boundary of the submandibular triangle
Psotieror belly of digastric and stylohyoid
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Superior boundary of submandibular triangle
Inferior border of body of mandible
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Floor boundary of submandibular triangle
Mylohyoid and hypoglossal muscles
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Contents of the submandibular triangle
- submandibular gland (superficial part) - facial vessels - submandibular lymph nodes - hypoglossal nerve - mylohyoid nerve and vessels
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Anterior and superior carotid triangle boundary
Posterior belly of digastric
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Anterior and inferior boundary of the carotid triangle
Superior belly of the omohyoid
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Posterior boundary of the carotid triangle
Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
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Arteries of the carotid triangle
- common carotid - initial segments of external and internal carotid - some branches of external carotid
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Veins of the carotid triangle
-internal jugular vein and some of its tributaries
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Nerves of the carotid triangle
- vagus - accessory - hypoglossal - ansa cervicalis - internal and external laryngeal
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Lymph nodes of the carotid triangle
Deep cervical lymph nodes
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Anterior boundaries of the muscular triangle
Anterior midline of the neck
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Posterior and superior boundary of the muscular triangle
Superior belly of omohyoid
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Posterior and superior muscular triangle
Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
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Contents of the muscular triangle
- sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles | - viscera of the neck (thyroid and parathyroid glands, larynx, trachea)
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Lateral boundary of the submental triangle
Anterior bellies of the digastric muscles
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Inferior border of the submental triangle
Body of hyoid
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Floor boundary of the submental triangle
Mylohyoid muscles
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Contents of the submental triangle
- submental lymph nodes | - small veins that join to form anterior jugular veins

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