Bhattacharya 3 Flashcards
Boundaries of the the Anterior Cervical Triangle
- Inferior border of the mandible
- Anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid m.
- Line drawn in the anterior median plane of the neck from the mental
symphysis to the jugular notch
Subdivisions of the Anterior Triangle
- Submental triangle
- Muscular triangle
- Submandibular (digastric) triangle
- Carotid triangle
Boundaries of the Submental Triangle
- Anterior bellies of the digastric m.
a. Origin: Mandible
b. Insertion: Intermediate tendon to the hyoid bone
c. Action: Assists in depressing mandible; raise and steady hyoid bone during
swallowing and speaking
d. Innervation: mylohyoid n. (CN V3) - Hyoid bone
Submental Triangle: Relation to Mylohyoid Muscle
- Deep to submental triangle
- Forms the floor of the mouth
- Origin: Mylohyoid line of the mandible
- Insertion: Hyoid bone
- Action: Elevates hyoid bone, floor of mouth and tongue during swallowing and
speaking - Innervation: mylohyoid n. (CN V3)
Contents of Submental Triangle
Submental lymph nodes
Boundaries of the Muscular Triangle
- Anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid m.
- Superior belly of the omohyoid m.
- Anterior midline of the neck
Muscular Content of the Muscular Triangle
Infrahyoid (strap) muscles
- Omohyoid
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyoid
- Thyrohyoid
(1) Two bellies, superior and inferior, united by an intermediate tendon connected by a fascial sling to the clavicle
(2) Landmark structure in the neck because it divides both the anterior and posterior triangles into smaller triangles
(3) Origin: Scapula, omo means shoulder in Greek
(4) Insertion: hyoid bone
Omohyoid m.
- Most superficial
- Origin: manubrium
- Insertion: body of hyoid bone
Sternohyoid m.
- Deep to sternohyoid m.
- Origin: Manubrium
- Insertion: thyroid cartilage
Sternothyroid m.
(1) Appears to be the superior continuation of the sternothyroid
(2) Origin: thyroidcartilage
(3) Insertion: hyoidbone
(4) Innervated by C1
Thyrohyoid m.
Collective action of the infrahyoid muscles
Anchor the hyoid bone and depress the hyoid and larynx during swallowing and speaking
Innervation of the infrahyoid muscles
a. Branches of the ansa cervicalis (except thyrohyoid muscle)
b. Ansa cervicalis is a loop of nerve fibers derived from the cervical plexus
c. Cervical plexus is a somatic nerve plexus derived from the ventral
primary rami of C1 through C4
Visceral Content of the Muscular Triangle
Thyroid and parathyroid glands, esophagus, and trachea
Boundaries of Submandibular Triangle
- Inferior border of the body of the mandible
- Anterior belly of the digastric m.
- Posterior belly of the digastric m.