Cervical Traingles Flashcards
What are the three general triangles of the cervical region ?
Anterior triangle
Lateral triangle
Posterior triangle
What sub triangles make up the anterior triangle
Submandibular
Submental triangle
Carotid triangle
Muscular (omotracheal) triangle
What are the contents of the submandibular triangle (digastric)
Submandibular gland
Submandibular lymph node
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
What are the contents of the submental triangle
Submental lymph nodes
What structures are within the carotid triangle
Common carotid artery
Internal jugular vein
External carotid artery
Hypoglosseal nerve (CN XIi)
Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
Larynx and Pharynx
What are the contents of the muscular triangle
Sternothyroid muscles
Sternohyoid muscles
What is the carotid sinus?
It is a baroreceptor
Is within the carotid artery
Detect the rise of BP
What is the carotid body ?
It is a chemoreceptor
Located outside the carotid artery
Checks for chemicals going toward the brain
At what cervical level is the hyoid bone ?
C3/C4
Around what level is the Thyroid cartilage located at ?
C5/C6
What are the subtriangles of the lateral cervical triangle ?
Occipital triangle
Omoclavicular triangle (subclavian)
What structures are located within the occipital triangle ?
Spinal accessory nerve (XI)
What are the structures of the omoclavicular triangle (subclavian)
Subclavian artery
Suprascapular artery
What structures are within the posterior triangle
Upper trapezius
Levator scapulae
Splenius cervicis
Infrahyoids
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyroid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
