HnN anat Flashcards
what does the internal vs external carotid artery supply in the HnN region?
internal carotid artery –> cranial cavity
external carotid artery –> arteries in the neck
what are the boundaries of the neck?
superior: inferior border of mandible (jaw)
inferior: thoracic inlet
**IMPT
what is located at the C4 level of the neck?
- hyoid bone
- bificuration of CCA –> at upper border of thyroid
what is located at the C5 level of the neck?
thyroid
**IMPT
what is located at C6 level?
and what structure begins here?
- arch of cricoid cartilage
- start of esophagus
- start of trachea
[low yield]
what is located at C7?
vetebra prominence
*low yield
what is the arrangement of structures in the neck? (from top to bottom)
- hyoid bone
- thyrohyoid membrane
- thyroid notch
- thyroid/ laryngeal prominence (adam’s apple)
- thyroid cartildge
- cricothyroid muscle (supplied by external laryngeal nerve)
- cricoid cartildge (part of intrinsic muscles of larynx)
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what nerve supplies the cricothyroid muscle?
external laryngeal nerve
**HIGH YIELD
what are the margins of the anterior & posterior triangle of the neck?
ANTERIOR
superior: inferior margin of mandible
anterior: midline of the neck
posterior: anterior margin of SCM
POSTERIOR
inferior: clavicle
anterior: posterior margin of SCM
posterior: anterior margin of trapezius
**HIGH YIELD
what is 1 muscle that is not within any of the 3 parts of the neck fascial layers?
platsyma
what are the 3 layers of fascia in the neck?
- investing
- pre tracheal
- prevetebral
what are the 3 layers of fascia in the neck?
- investing
- pre tracheal
- pre vetebral
what do the 3 layers of fascia in the neck have in common?
they all contribute to the carotid sheath
**high yield
what are the boundaries of the anterior and posterior triangle of the neck
ANTERIOR TRIANGLE
anterior: midline of neck
posterior: anterior SCM
superior: INFERIOR MARGIN of mandible
POSTERIOR TRIANGLE
anterior: posterior SCM
inferior: clavicle
posterior: anterior of trapezius muscle
what does the pre tracheal fascia contain?
- trachea
- thyroid gland
- oesophagus
what does the pre vetebral layer of fascia in the neck contain?
- vetebrae
- anterior muscles of the neck
- posterior muscles of the neck
**high yield
what are the suprahyoid muscles of the neck?
- mylohyoid
- stylohyoid
- geniohyoid (located deep to the mylohyoid)
- digrastric (sling muscle)
what are the infrahyoid muscles of the neck also known as? and list the infrahyoid muscles in the neck
strap muscles
SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES
1. sternohyoid (sternum –> hyoid bone)
2. omohyoid (hyoid bone –> scapula)
DEEP MUSCLES
1. thyrohyoid (thyroid cartildge –> hyoid bone)
2. sternothyroid (sternum –> thyroid cartildge)
what is the relationship of the thyroid gland to all of strap muscles?
thyroid gland is located deep to all of the strap muscles
what is the relation of the vagus nerve to the arteries and veins in the HnN/ where can i find the vagus nerve?
vagus nerve is sandwiched between the CCA and IJV
where can i find the brachial plexus in the HnN?
located between the scalenus anterior and scalenus medius muscles
where can i find the phrenic nerve in the cross section of the HnN model?
above the sclaenus anterior muscle, below the carotid sheath
what are the contents of the carotid sheath?
- IJV
- CCA
- CNX