General Anatomy Chiro Essentials 1 Anatomical Triangles

Question 1

What 3 muscles make up the suboccipital triangle?

Answer 1

Rectus capitis major
Obliquus capitis Superior
Obliquus capitis Inferior

Question 2

The Posterior arch of C1 would represent what part of the suboccipital triangle?

Answer 2

Floor

Question 3

All muscles forming the Suboccipital triangle would be supplied by?

Answer 3

Dorsal Ramus of C1

Question 4

What are the 3 things that make up the contents of the suboccipital triangle?

Answer 4

3rd part of the vertebral Artery
Suboccipital nerve
Suboccipital Veins

Question 5

What are the 4 anterior cervical triangles?

Answer 5

Carotid, Submandibular, Submental, and muscular triangle

Question 6

The boundaries of the carotid triangle include the SCM, Posterior belly of the digastric and what other muscle?

Answer 6

superior bell of omohyoid

Question 7

What 4 things are contained within the carotid shealth?

Answer 7

Common carotid artery
internal carotid artery
internal Jugular vein
CN X (vagus)

Question 8

Besides CN X within the carotid shealth, what other two CNs pass through the carotid triangle?

Answer 8

CN 11 and CN 12

Question 9

The Floor of the carotid triangle is made up of the middle and inferior constrictor muscles along with what other muscle?

Answer 9

hyoglossus

Question 10

What is another name for the Submandibular triangle?

Answer 10

Digastric

Question 11

The Submandibular triangle is made up of what 3 boundaries?

Answer 11

anterior and posterior bellies of digastric

Inferior ramus of mandible

Question 12

Which gland is contained within the digastric triangle?

Answer 12

Submandibular gland

Question 13

The mylohyoid, hyoglossus and middle constrictor muscle makes up what part of the submandibular triangle?

Answer 13

Floor

Question 14

What is another name for the Submental Triangle?

Answer 14

Suprahyoid triangle

Question 15

What bone is part of the boundary of the submental triangle?

Answer 15

Hyoid

Question 16

What muscles make up the submental triangle with the hyoid bone?

Answer 16

Both Anterior bellies of the digastrics

Question 17

What muscles make up the floor of the submental triangle?

Answer 17

mylohyoid muscles

Question 18

T/F: The contents of the submental triangle include the submental veins and submental lymph nodes

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What are the 3 boundaries of the muscular triangle?

Answer 19

SCM, Superior belly of omohyoid and anterior midline of neck

Question 20

What 3 muscles are part of the contents of the muscular triangle?

Answer 20

Sternohyoid, Sternothyroid, thyrohyoid muscles

Question 21

What other 3 structures make up the contents of the muscular triangle?

Answer 21

Thyroid, trachea, larynx