Head and Neck Flashcards
Enclose Submandibulas and Parotid glands
Superficial Layer of deep cervical fascia
Contains sternal heads of SCM, loose areolar tissue, jugular venous arch, interclavicular ligament
Suprasternal Space of Burns
Forms false capsule of the thyroid gland
Pretracheal Layer
Forms the fascial floor of the posterior triangle
Prevertebral layer
Outer to inner layer of the neck
- Superficial cervical fascia
- Platysma
- Deep cervical fascia
Cranial nerve descends in the Carotid sheath
Vagus
Lateral, medial and posterior of Carotid sheath
L- IJV
M- common and ICA
P- vagus nerve
Potential space at deep cervical fascia between vertebral and visceral compartments
Retro pharyngeal space
Ludwigs angina involves which fascial planes
Submandibular space
Supply muscles of facial expressions
CERVICAL BRANCH OF FACIAL NERVE (CN VII)
Neck twisting and chin pointing to opposite side from injury of SCM or avulsion of Accessory nerve
Torticollis/ Wryneck
Level of HYOID bone
C3
Only bone don’t articulate with another bone. For moving of tongue base
HYOID bone
Suprahyoid muscles
Anterior and posterior DIGASTRIC
Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
Geniohyoid
INFRAHYOID muscles
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyroid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Elevates HYOID
SUPRAHYOID muscles
Depress hyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Thryohyoid
Depress larynx
Sternothryoid
Elevates larynx
Thyrohyoid
Boundaries of ANTERIOR TRIANGLE
ant. Border of SCM
ant. Midline of neck
Inf. border of mandible
Boundaries of POSTERIOR triangle
Post. Border of SCM
ant. Border of trapezius
Boundaries of SUBMENTAL triangle
Ant. Belly of Digastri
Hyoid bone
Floor- mylohyoid
Muscle separating submandibular and sublingual space
Mylohyoid
Boundaries of SUBMANDIBULAR triangle
Digastric
Inf. mandible
Floor- mylohyoid
Upper portion of carotid sheath corssed obliquely and anteriorly by:
Posterior digastric
Boundaries of ANTERIOR triangle
Superior omohyoid
Post. Digastric
Ant. SCM
Palpation of CAROTID PULSE
Superior border of thyroid cartilage
Boundaries of muscular triangle
Superior omohyoid
Ant. Digastric
Ant. SCM
Nerve crosses occipital triangle
Accessory Nerve
Blood vessels crosses SUPRACLAVICULAR triangle/ subclavian triangle
EJV and subclavian artery
Level of base of thryoid
4th or 5th tracheal ring
Location of pyramidal lobe
Left of midline
Connects pyramidal lobe to hyoid
LEVATOR GLANDULAE THYROIDEA
Midline artery below isthmus of thyroid
Thyroidea Ima artery
Level of thyroid cartilage
C4-C5
Level cricoid cartilage
C6
Blood supply of superior and inferior thyroid
Superior- external carotid
Inferior- thyrocervical trunk of subclavian artery
Drain superior and middle thyroid
IJV
Drain inferior thyroid
Brachiocephalic
First endo gland to develop
Thyroid gland