Nation 1 Flashcards
Structures of prevertebral region
- cervical vertebrae
- vertebral artery and vein
- muscles (longus colli, longus capitis, rectus capitis anterior, rectus capitis lateralis)
Boundaries of retrovisceral space
- Superior - base of skull
- Inferior - root of neck
- Lateral - carotid sheath
- Posterior - prevertebral fascia
- Anterior - buccopharyngeal fascia
Vessels of Posterior Wall of the Pharynx
- Internal and external carotid arteries
2. Internal jugular vein
Nerves of Posterior Wall of the Pharynx
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- Vagus nerve
- Accessory nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
- Cervical sympathetic trunk
Branches of glossopharyngeal nerve
- Tympanic nerve
- Pharyngeal branch
- Carotid sinus nerve
- Nerve to stylopharyngeus muscle
- Tonsillar branch
- Lingual branch
Branches of vagus nerve
- Auricular branch
- Pharyngeal branches
- Nerve to carotid body
- Superior laryngeal nerve
- Cardiac branches
- Recurrent branch
- Thoracic and abdominal branches
Branches of superior cervical ganglion
a. Internal carotid plexus (nerve)
b. External carotid plexus (nerve)
c. Pharyngeal branch
d. Cardiac branch
e. Gray communicating rami - usually four
Branches of middle cervical ganglion
a. Cardiac branch
b. Gray communicating rami -
one or two
c. Ansa subclavia (sometimes)
Branches of vertebral ganglion
a. Vertebral plexus
b. Cardiac branch
c. Gray communicating rami -
one or two
d. Ansa subclavia
Branches of inferior cervical ganglion
a. Cardiac branch
b. Gray communicating rami -
usually two
c. Ansa subclavia
Constrictors of the Pharynx
- Superior constrictor
- Middle constrictor
- Inferior constrictor
Longitudinal muscles
- Stylopharyngeus
- Palatopharngeus
- Salpingopharyngeus
