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Anterior Triangle of the Neck Flashcards

1
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Green Arrow

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Superior Thyroid artery

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muscles within the Superficial (investing) layer of the deep cervical fasica

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trapezius (green dot)

sternocleidomastoid (blue dot)

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3
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pink arrow

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groove for the occipital artery

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red dots

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tracheal rings

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Blue Dot

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Isthmus of thyroid gland

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Blue dots are located within which fascia layer

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Pretracheal fascia of the middle layer of the deep cervical fasica

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7
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Blue arrow

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middle thyroid vein

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8
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Frequency of pyramidal lobe

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50%

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Middle cervical ganglion vertebral levels

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C5-C6

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10
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The internal jugular vein drains the

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brain, neck, and face

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11
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What structures are located within the pretracheal fascia of the middle layer of the deep cervical fasica

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  • thyroid gland
  • trachea
  • esophagus
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12
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Blue Arrow

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Nerve to mylohyoid

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13
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Digastric Anterior belly innervation

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Mandibular nerve (CN V3)

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14
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areas of the alar fascia

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anterior

posterior

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15
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Purple dot

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Thyrohyoid

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16
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Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) innervates

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pharynx

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17
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Lingual artery

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18
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The hypoglossal nerve innervates the:

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muscles of the tongue

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19
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Yellow Arrow

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Occipital artery

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20
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Carotid arteries are _______ to interntal juglar veins

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medial

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21
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Purple Arrow:

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Geniohyoid

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22
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Stylohyoid innervation

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facial nerve (CN VII)

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23
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structures that are in the prevertebral fascia of the deep layer of the deep cervical fasica

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  • vertebral column
  • vertebral muscles
  • brachial plexus
  • (orange dots)
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24
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Blue Dot

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Omohyoid

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25
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yellow arrow

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jugular foramen

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26
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Superior cervical ganglion vertebral levels:

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C1-C4

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27
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Mylohyoid innervation

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Mandibular nerve (CN V3)

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28
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Vagus nerve (CN X) innevates (in the head/neck)

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  • pharynx
  • viscera
  • soft palate
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29
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Green Arrow

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Mandibular nerve (CN V3)

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30
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rare artery of the anterior triangle (~10%)

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thyroid IMA artery- additional blood supply to the thyroid gland as a direct brnach of the aortic arch

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31
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blue arrow

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mastoid process

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32
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fasica layers of the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia

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  • muscular fasica
  • pretracheal fasica
  • buccopharyngeal fascia
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33
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hitchhiking nerves of the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

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  • fibers from C1 anterior ramus
  • superior root of the ansa cervicalis
  • geniohyoid
  • nerve to thyrohyoid
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34
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Superior Thyroid artery supplies blood to the

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thyroid gland

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35
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lymph nodes of the neck

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superior and inferior deep cervical lymph nodes

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36
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green arrow

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styloid process

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37
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Infrahyoid “strap” muscles action

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depress/stabilize the hyoid

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38
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Blue Arrow

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Ascending pharyngeal artery

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39
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Hot pink dots name

Hot pink dots are within which fasica layer

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infrahyoid muscles

musular fascia of the middle layer of the deep cervical fasica

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40
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green arrow

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alar fascia

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41
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green dot

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thyroid cartilage

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42
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Infrahyoid “strap” muscles

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  • sternohyoid
  • omohyoid
  • sternothyroid
  • thyrohyoid
43
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The cervical sympathetic chain lies ___________ to carotid sheath

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posterior and medial

44
Q

Red Arrow

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pyramidal lobe

45
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orange line fascia

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prevertebral fasica of the deep layer of the deep cervical fasica

46
Q

Red dot

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Sternothyroid

47
Q

Yellow Arrow

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Superior thyroid artery

48
Q

Blue Arrow

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Mylohyoid muscle

49
Q

red arrow

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mastoid notch

(groove for the digastric)

50
Q

posterior alar fasica opens

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into the mediastinum

“danger space”

51
Q

Digastric posterior belly innervation

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Facial Nerve (CN VII)

52
Q

Occipital artery supplies blood to the

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skin on the posterior surface of the head

53
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Ansa cervicalis innervates

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motor to infrahyoid muscles

54
Q

Red Arrow:

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Digastric muscle

55
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Ansa cervicalis location

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superficial to carotid sheath

56
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Infrahyoid “strap” muscles innervation

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C1-C4 anterior rami

57
Q

Diagastric anterior belly origin

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Digastric fossa (chin-ish area)

58
Q

Blue Arrow

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carotid sinus and carotid body

59
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Arteries of the anterior triangle:

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  • superior thyroid
  • ascending pharyngeal
  • lingual
  • facial
  • occipital
60
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Facial Nerve (CN VII) innervates

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  • stylohyoid
  • posterior digastric
  • platysma
61
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Inferior cervical ganglion vertebral level

62
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Purple Arrow

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Inferior thyroid artery

63
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Purple Arrow

64
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Geniohyoid innervation

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C1 anterior ramus

65
Q

blue arrow

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lesser horn of the hyoid bone

66
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red arrow

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greater horn of the hyoid bone

67
Q

Green Arrow

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Superior thyroid vein

68
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Layers of the deep fascia of the neck

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  • Superficial layer
  • Middle Layer
  • Deep layer
69
Q

Muscle that lies within the superficial fascia of the neck

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playsma muscle

(green arrow)

70
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Digastric posterior belly origin

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mastoid notch

71
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Stellate ganglion vertebral level

72
Q

Red line surrounds:

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superficial (investing) layer of the deep cervical fasica

73
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Nerve to mylohyoid of the anterior triangle innervates:

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mylohyoid

anterior digastric

74
Q

Red Arrow

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Facial Nerve (CN VII)

75
Q

Transverse cervical nerve innervates:

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sensory to skin of anterior triangle

76
Q

blue dot

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cricoid cartilage

77
Q

Green Arrow:

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Stylohyoid

78
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The isthmus of the thyroid is at vertebral level:

79
Q

Green Dot:

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Sternohyoid

80
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anterior alar fascia stops at the

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superior mediastinum “true retropharyngeal space”

81
Q

Green Arrow

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Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

82
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glands on the thyroid

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parathyroid glands in two pairs

83
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Superficial fascia of the neck

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thin layer subcutaneous tissues

84
Q

Blue dot

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sternocleidomastoid

85
Q

blue line

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mylohyoid line

86
Q

Green dot

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lobes of thyroid gland

87
Q

Red Arrow

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Vagus Nerve (CN X)

88
Q

green line

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oblique line of thyroid cartilage

89
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orange circle

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genial tubercles (mental tubercles)

90
Q

green dot

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body of the hyoid bone

91
Q

green line fascia layer

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buccopharyngeal fascia of the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia

92
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Nerves of the anterior triangle

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  • cervical plexus
  • transverse cervical nerve
  • ansa cervicalis
  • hypoglossal nerve + hitchhikers
93
Q

Red arrow

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Inferior thyroid vein

94
Q

origin of the internal jugular vein

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jugular foramen

95
Q

green area

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digastric fossa

96
Q

Purple Arrow

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Facial artery

97
Q

Digastric Insertion

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Intermediate tendon (near the horn of the hyoid)

98
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retropharyngeal space function

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allows pharyns movement during swallowing

99
Q

the retropharyngeal space is located

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between the buccopharyngeal and prevertebral fascia

100
Q

Green Arrow

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Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

101
Q

Ascending pharyngeal artery supplies blood to the

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upper pharynx

102
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structures in the carotid sheath

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  • carotid arteries
  • internal jugular vein
  • vagus nerve (CN X)
103
Q

green dot

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