final mini exam Flashcards
What is the superior and inferior attachment for the sternocleidomastoid?
- sup: mastoid process
inf: manibrium and clavicle
What is the division between the anterior and posterior triangles?
*sternocleidomastoid
What is the platysma innervated by?
- facial nerve
What does the platysma attached to?
- go through superior fascia and attach to superficial fascia/skin or both and also attached to bone at the other end
- line of mandible
What are the causes of a retropharyngeal abcess?
- penetrating injury, dental injection, most common cause upper respiratory infection
Where is the retropharngeal abcess infection from?
*base of skull to mediastinum (bifurcation of the trachea)
What can happen if the retropharyngeal abcess ruptures?
- go inferior to mediastinum (pericarditis)
- go laterally into corotid sheath ( clot int jugular vein)
- go posterior to vertebral column (dislocation of axis and atlas)
The investing fascia surrounds?
*trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
What is the treatment for a retropharyngeal abcess?
- drain (transoral)
- external drainage
- antibiotics
What are the signs of a retropharyngeal abcess?
*change in voice, difficulty swallowing, swelling in back of throat, lots of upper respiratory infection
What can a retropharyngeal abcess get large and do?
*compress trachea
What is the hyoid hanging by?
*supported by muscles and ligaments
What is the sternocleidomastoid innervated by?
*spinal accessory nerve (11th cranial nerve)
What do the suprahyoid muscles do?
*elevate hyoid and larynx, depress mandible, contract floor of mouth (during swallowing)
What is the suprahyoid muscles innervated by?
*V3 (mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve, VII facial, XII hypoglossal)
What do the infrahyoid muscles do?
*depress hyoid and larynx
What is the infrahyoid innervated by?
*ansa cervicalis (C1-C3)
What is the biggest salivary gland?
*parotid gland
What is the parotid gland covered by?
*dense fascia
What vein buldges with tension pneumothorax and cardiac tamp?
- external jugular vein
What kind of nerve fibers are in the nerve point of the neck?
- sensory fibers
* nerves emerge from deep and go superficial
What does the hypoglossal nerve innervate?
*tongue structures
What artery has multiple branches?
*external carotid artery
What artery has no branches?
*internal carotid artery
What artery delivers blood to the brain?
*vertebral artery
What is the carotid body for?
*chemoreceptor for oxygen
What do the walls for the carotid sinus contain?
*pressure receptors to monitor BP
What is a common spot for atherosclerosis plaque?
*carotid sinus
What sound will you here during auscultation in someone with an atherosclerotic plaque?
*bruit sound
What does the thyroid gland regulate?
*metabolism, secretes calcitonin (Ca regulation)
What are the complications of removing the thyroid gland?
- parathyroid insufficiency
- cut recurrent laryngeal nerve
- ima art
What does the parathyroid gland secrete?
- parathyroid hormone (high) for blood Ca levels (increase blood Ca levels)
What does the thyroid gland migrate from?
*tissue that becomes posterior tongue
What is a thyroglossal duct cyst?
*when thyroglossal duct remains patent and forms a cyst, in midline
What does the synovial membrane secrete?
*synovial fluid (for lubrication)
What percent of people are missing the acetabular branch?
*20%
What supplies the head of the femur with blood?
*acetabular branch
What supplies blood to the head and neck of the femur?
*retinacular arteries
What is an avascular necrosis?
- bone without blood, aseptic wasting of bone
* get artificial hip
How do you get avascular necrosis?
*break affects retinacular arteries