Final Flashcards
neck landmarks
- laryngeal prominence
- hyoid bone superior to laryngeal prominence
- thyroid cartilage inferior to laryngeal prominence
- cricoid cartilage inferior to thyroid cartilage
- SCM
- trapezius
- playsma
hyoid bone
- needed for breathing and swallowing
- serves as base of tongue
- maintains open lumen of pharynx
posterior compartment contents
- cervical vertebrae
- spinal cord
- cervical spinal nerves
- muscles associated with cervical vertebrae
anterior compartment components
- esophagus
- trachea
- thyroid gland
lateral compartment contents
- common carotid artery
- internal carotid artery
- internal jugular vein
- vagus nerve
retropharyngeal space complications
-abscess can rupture in to the space and infect superior mediastinum
platysma innervation
CN 7
Facial
sternocleidomastoid innervation
CN XI
spinal accessory
and branches C2 and C3
posterior triangle borders
- sternocleidomastoid
- trapezius
- clavicle
posterior triangle floor
- anterior scalene
- middle/superior scalene
- levator scapulae
- splenius capitus
posterior triangle muscles
omohyoid
posterior triangle vasculature
- subclavian artery/vein
- external jugular artery/vein
posterior triangle nerves
- accessory nerve
- phrenic nerve
- brachial plexus
posterior triangle regions
- separated by omohyoid
- occipital triangle = superior
- supraclavicular = inferior
anterior triangle borders
- mandible
- anterior cervical midline
- SCM
suprahyoid region
- superior part of anterior triangle
- divided by digastric
- submental triangle
- submandibular triangle
infrahyoid region
- inferior part of anterior triangle
- separated by superior omohyoid
- muscular triangle
- carotid triangle
submental triangle borders
- digastric
- hyoid
- cervical midline superior to hyoid
submental triangle floor
- geniohyoid
- mylohyoid
submental triangle contents
- superior aspect of anterior jugular vein
- nerve to mylohyoid
submandibular triangle borders
- mandible
- anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
submandibular floor
- hypoglossus
- mylohyoid
submandibular triangle contents
- submandibular gland
- hypoglossal nerve
- lingual artery/vein
- submental artery/vein
- facial artery exits
carotid triangle borders
- omohyoid
- digastric
- SCM
carotid triangle vasculature
-external jugular vein
carotid sheath
- internal jugular vein
- common carotid artery
carotid triangle nerves
- ansa cervicalis
- hypoglossal nerve
- vagus nerve
muscular triangle borders
- superior omohyoid
- SCM
- cervical midline inferior to hyoid
muscular triangle visceral contents
- thyroid
- parathyroid
- pharynx
muscular triangle muscles
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- thyrohyoid
- sternothyroid
eye muscle nerves
LR6 SO4 AO3
- lateral rectus = abducens
- superior oblique = trochlear
- all others = oculomotor
carotid body
- bifurcation of common carotid
- measure O2
- glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves
carotid sinus
- internal carotid
- measures BP
- glossopharyngeal nerves
external carotid branches
“some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students”
- superior thyroid (anterior)
- ascending pharyngeal (posterior)
- lingual (anterior)
- facial (anterior)
- occipital (posterior)
- posterior auricular (posterior)
terminal branches
- maxillary
- superficial temporal
mylohyoid
- innervation: trigeminal nerve
- elevates hyoid
geniohyoid
- innervation: hypoglossal nerve
- pulls hyoid anterosuperiorly
stylohyoid
- innervation: facial nerve
- elevates and retracts hyoid
digastric
- innervation anterior: trigeminal
- innervation posterior: facial
- depresses mandible, raises hyoid
strap muscles innervation
- sternohyoid, sternothyroid, and omohyoid innervated by ansa cervicalis
- thyrohyoid innervated by hypoglossal
thyroid vascular supply
- superior and inferior thyroid arteries
- superior = superior pole
- inferior = posterior thyroid
- inferior, middle, superior thyroidal veins
olfactory nerve
- CN 1
- sense of smell
- brainstem origin: retina
optic nerve
- CN 2
- nerve of vision
- brainstem origin: forebrain
oculomotor nerve
- CN 3
- motor to superior/media/inferior rectus; inferior oblique; levator palebrae superioris
- brainstem origin: midbrain
trochlear nerve
- CN 4
- motor to superior oblique
- brainstem origin: midbrain
trigeminal nerve
- CN 5
- ophthalmic division: sensory
- maxillary division: sensory
- mandibular division: sensory; motor to muscle of mastication
- brainstem origin: pons
abducent nerve
- CN 6
- motor to lateral rectus
- brainstem origin: pons
facial nerve
- CN 7
- motor and sensory functions
- brainstem origin: pons