Cervical Visceral Compartment Flashcards
1
Q
What gland sits between the maxillary vein and linguofacial vein?
A
Mandibular gland
2
Q
What gland is deep and located just below the base of the ear?
A
parotid gland
3
Q
What is the special loose fascia in which the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein, tracheal duct and the vagosympathetic trunk are located?
A
carotid sheath
4
Q
What come together to form the vagosympathetic trunk?
A
- sympathetic trunk
- vagus nerve
5
Q
What muscle sits between the thyroid cartilage and cricoid?
A
cricothyroid muscles
6
Q
What is the neural loop between CN XII and first cervical spinal nerve, and is the origin of the motor nerves to sternohyoideus and sternothyroideus muscles originated?
A
ansa cervicalis
