Head & Neck Anat Flashcards
What are the boundaries of the neck?
Superior: Inferior border of mandible + mastoid process + superior nuchal line
Inferior: Thoracic inlet
Posterior: T1 vertebra
Anterior: 1st rib + costal cartilage + manubrium
Where is the thoracic outlet?
Space between clavicle and 1st rib
What bony landmarks are located adjacent to the occipital protuberance?
Superior nuchal line
The C3/4 vertebral level contains:
i) upper margin of ___________
ii) bifurcation of _____________
The C3/4 vertebral level contains:
i) upper margin of thyroid cartilage
ii) bifurcation of common carotid artery
The C6 vertebral level contains:
i) arch of _____________
ii) superior end of ____________
iii) superior end of ___________
The C6 vertebral level contains:
i) arch of cricoid cartilage
ii) superior end of esophagus
iii) superior end of trachea
What is the clinical name of the “Adam’s apple”?
Thyroid cartilage
What are the 3 superficial anterior structures of the neck (from superior to inferior)?
1) Hyoid bone
2) Thyroid cartilage
3) Cricoid cartilage
What are the bounds of the anterior triangle of the neck?
Base/superior: inferior margin of mandible
Lateral: Sternocleidomastoid
Medial: Midline of neck
Which structure divides the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck?
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
What are the bounds of the posterior triangle of the neck?
Base/inferior: Clavicle
Medial: posterior margin of sternocleidomastoid
Lateral: anterior margin of trapezius
How do the structures coursing through the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck differ?
Anterior: btwn head and thorax
Posterior: btwn thorax/neck and upper limb
Which structure separates the internal and external jugular vein?
Sternocleidomastoid
Which muscle can be found within the superficial fascia of the neck?
Platysma
Which muscles form the “wall” of the neck?
Anterior: SCM
Posteior: Trapezoids
Which group of muscles are found directly inferior to the hyoid bone?
Infrahydoid (Strap) muscles
What is the arrangement of the structures of the neurovascular bundle of the neck (lateral to medial)?
1) Internal jugular vein
2) Vagus nerve (CNX)
3) Carotid artery
Which muscles sandwich the brachial plexus at the neck?
Scalenus anterior and medius
Where is the phrenic nerve located with reference to the pre-vertebral muscles of the neck?
Anterior to scalenus anterior
What are the 3 groups of deep fascia in the neck/deep cervical fascia ?
1) Investing layer
2) Pre-vertebral fascia
3) Pre-tracheal layer
What is formed by the union/contribution of the 3 deep cervical fascia?
Carotid sheath
What are the muscles of the anterior triangle of the neck that attach to the hyoid bone?
1) Digastric (anterior and posterior) (suprahyoid)
2) Omohyoid (1/4 infrahyoid muscles)
What are the strap/infrahyoid muscles of the neck?
1) Omohyoid
2) Sternohyoid
3) Sternothyroid
4) Thyrohyoid
True or false: In the neck the vertebral vein and artery run together.
True
True or false: The arterial branches that supply the neck arise from both the internal and external carotid artery.
False.
Internal carotid no branches in neck.
All branches from external carotid.