lecture 11

Question 1

Many important structures are crowded together in the neck, such as

Answer 1

muscles, glands, arteries, veins, lymphatics, trachea, esophagus, and vertebrae

Question 2

The boundaries of the neck are:

Superiorly with the head:

Question 3

Inferiorly with the thorax:

Answer 3

1. The superior border of the manubrium of the sternum.
2. The clavicle.
3. The clavicular insertion of the trapezius.

Question 4

Anterior region, the

Question 5

Posterior region,

Answer 5

the Nucha

Question 6

neck, collum or cervix consists of two regions:

Answer 6

Cervix, nucha

Question 7

The subcutaneous tissue contains the

Answer 7

platismas

Question 8

are also in this subcutaneous tissue.

Answer 8

nerves, fat and superficial blood and lymphatic vessels

Question 9

is the key muscular landmark of the neck, which divided the neck into anterior and posterior triangles

Answer 9

The sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 10

small triangular space between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle cover by skin form a shallow depression known as lesser

Answer 10

supraclacicular fossa

Question 11

is located behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle and superior to the clavicle.

Answer 11

grater supraclavicular fossa

Question 12

anterior region of the neck, the cervix, has two important landmarks:

Answer 12

Laryngeal prominence or Adam’s apple,

sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 18

is located behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle and superior to the clavicle