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SP2017 Anatomy Exam#2 > Lecture 1-Posterior Triangle of the Neck > Flashcards

Lecture 1-Posterior Triangle of the Neck Flashcards

1
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Superficial fascia, which is immediately deep to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is comprised of… and…

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loose connective tissue and fat

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Deep fascia is a dense,…. which is devoid of…. and envelops most body structures deep to skin and subcutaneous tissue

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  • organized connective tissue layer

- fat

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First superficial muscle in anterior neck is…

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Platysma

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4 longitudinal columns in the neck and fascia are ….which are outlined by the deep fascia

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  1. Visceral-anterior-some respiratory,GI and endocrine glands
  2. Vascular-2 lateral components- major vessels and CNX-vagus
  3. Vertebral-posterior-cervical vertebrae, muscle, SC
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The deep fascia that surrounds the trapezius, SCM, and infrahyoid mm. is called the

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Investing fascia

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The investing fascia is a deep fascia that surrounds these 3 muscles

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  1. trapezius
  2. SCM mm.
  3. Infrahyoid mm.
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The deep fascia that surrounds the thyroid, trachea, esophagus and posterior surface of the infrahyoid muscles

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Pretracheal fascia

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The pretracheal fascia is a deep fascia that surrounds these 3 structures and 1 muscle

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  1. thyroid
  2. trachea
  3. esophagus
  4. posterior surface of infrahyoid mm.
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The buccopharyngeal fascia is a deep fascia that surrounds the…. posteriorly

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pharynx

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The deep fascia that surrounds the pharynx posteriorly is…

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Buccopharyngeal fascia

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The prevertebral fascia surrounds the

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prevertebral and deep back mm.

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The deep fascia that surrounds the prevertebral and deep back mm. is…

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Prevertebral fascia

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The anterior layer of the prevertebral fascia is called the…. fascia which runs behind…

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  • Alar

- Buccophrayngeal fascia

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The carotid sheath surrounds these 3 vessels and 1 nerve

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  • Common Carotid a.
  • Internal Carotid a.
  • Internal Jugular v.
  • Vagus n.
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The first deep fascia after superficial will ne

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investing fascia

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The buccopharyngeal is the posterior continuation of the …. fascia

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pretracheal

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The… space is considered the “danger space” which is between…

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  • Prevertebral

- Alar and rest of prevertebral

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4 fascial spaces

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  1. carotid sheath
  2. pretracheal space
  3. retropharyngeal space
  4. prevertebral space
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Infections or blood may spread with sheaths from skull down into…

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middle mediastinum (were the heart is) so it can go to the rest of the body

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The carotid sheath is between the… and…

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SCM and prevertebral mm.

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The pretracheal space is between the… and …

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Trachea and infrahyoid mm.

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The pretracheal space extends from the… down into…

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  • thyroid cartilage

- anterior mediastinum (just behind the sternum)

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The Retropharyngeal space is between the… and … fascia

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buccopharyngeal and alar fascia

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The retropharyngeal space extends from the…. down into the… until the…. level

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  • skull base
  • superior mediastinum
  • T4
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The prevertebral “Danger” space is between the… and … fascia

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-alar and prevertebral fascia

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The prevertebral space extends from the…. down into the…. which is at level …

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  • skull base
  • posterior mediastinum
  • T12
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The prevertebral space is notorius for inferior spread of…

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infections

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Zone 1 of the neck is from the…. to the…

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  • thoracic inlet

- cricoid cartilage

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Zone 2 of the neck is from the… to the…

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  • cricoid cartilage

- angle of mandible

30
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Zone 3 of the neck is from the… to the…

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  • angle of mandible

- base of skull

31
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The boundaries of the posterior cervical triangle:
anterior-
posterior-
inferior-

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anterior- SCM
posterior- Trapezius
inferior- middle 1/3 of clavicle

32
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The superficial contents of the posterior triangle are the…. and…

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  • Platysma (passes obliguely on top)

- External Jugular vein

33
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The external jugular vein is deep to … muscle but superficial to… muscle

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platysma

SCM (runs vertically on top)

34
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The… and … veins come together to form the EJV which runs down the… muscle and pierces the… fascia to drain into…

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  • retromandibular and posterior auricular v.
  • SCM
  • Investing
  • Subclavian
35
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The 4 cutaneous nerves of the posterior triangle of the neck which all emerge deep to SCM at Erb’s point

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  1. Lesser occipital (C2-3)
  2. Greater auricular (C2-3)
  3. Transverse cervical (C2-3)
  4. Supraclavicular (C3-4)
36
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Cord levels of:

  1. lesser occipital
  2. greater auricular
  3. transverse cervical
  4. supraclavicular
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1,2,3 are all C2-C3

4. C3-C4

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The Lesser Occipital (C2-3) nerve runs … and… from Erb’s point, along posterior border of… and crosses over…. and supplies the skin of…

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  • superiorly and anteriorly
  • SCM
  • occipital a.
  • scalp at apex of triangle
38
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The Greater Auricular nerve runs from Erb’s point and ascends vertically/diagonally on surface of… and runs with … superiorly toward ear

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  • SCM

- EJV

39
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The Greater Auricular nerve (C2-3) supplies the… and skin posterior to the… as well as … to the…

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  • lobe
  • auricle
  • angle of mandible to mastoid process
40
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The transverse cervical nerve (C2-3) runs… from Erb’s point across middle of the…and supplies skin of the…

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  • transversely
  • SCM
  • anterior cervical triangle and lateral neck
41
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The transverse cervical nerve runs in the… direction of the transverse cervical artery (This is an exception to what n. and a. normally do)

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opposite

42
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The Supraclavicular nn. (C3-4) runs superficial to… and deep to … and comes out of Erb’s point as 3 branches… and supplies the skin of…

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  • Clavicle
  • Platysma
  • Medial, Intermediate and lateral nn.
  • clavicular region
43
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The motor nerves of the posterior triangle of the neck are

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-Accessory (CNXI)

Phrenic n. (C3-C5)

44
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The accessory nerve (CNXI) emerges from the skull through the… foramen of the skull and runs… through the posterior triangle deep to the…fascia and supplies both …. and … mm

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  • jugular
  • diagonally
  • investing
  • trapezius and SCM
45
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The phrenic nerve (C3-C5) descends vertically along the… and is crossed by the … and …. arteries and enters the thorax between the… artery and vein and travels along the pericardial sac to supply the…

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  • anterior scalene
  • transverse cervical and suprascapular aa.
  • subclavian v. and a.
  • diaphragm
46
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Cord levels of phrenic nerve…

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C3-C5

47
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Referred pain for pain on diaphragm will be in the clavicle/shoulder region because the… and … nn. share pathways.

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phrenic and supraclavicular

48
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The 3 vessels of the Posterior triangle

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  • EJV
  • Transverse cervical a.
  • Suprascapular a.
49
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The transverse cervical artery and suprasapular artery branch off of …. underneath the SCM

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-thyrocervical trunk

50
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The deep muscles of the posterior triangle

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  • splenius capitus
  • levator scapulae
  • 3 scalene mm. (ant, middle, post)
  • omohyoid m (inferior belly)
51
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The action of the splenius capitus

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extend and laterally rotate head and neck

52
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Innervation of splenius ccapitus

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dorsal rami of spinal nn.

53
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The action of the levator scapulae muscle

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elevate scapula

54
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Innervation of levator scapulae

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dorsal scapular n. (C5)

55
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Origin of levator scapulae

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transverse process of C1-4

56
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Insertion of levator scapulae

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Superomedial border of scapula

57
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Anterior Scalene Origin

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trans. processes of C3-C6

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Middle Scalene Origin

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trans. processes of C2-C7

59
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Posterior scalene origin

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trans processes of C4-C6

60
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Insertion of anterior and middle scalene muscles.

A

1st rib

61
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Insertion of posterior scalene muscle

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2nd rib

62
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All scalene muscles are innervated by…

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ventral rami C3-C8 nn.

63
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The action of the scalene muscles is to

A

tilt neck laterally

64
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The… muscle crosses over the anterior scalene

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inferior belly of the omohyoid

65
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The brachial plexus and the subclavian artery exit between the ….mm. and this is known as the…. triangle

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  • anterior and middle scalene mm.

- interscalene

66
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The interscalene triangle is formed by

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anterior and middle scalene and 1st rib

67
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The… and… pass through the interscalene triangle

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brachial plexus and subclavian artery

68
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The … vein passes anterior to anterior scalene

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subclavian vein

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