Neck Flashcards
no body; no spinous process; anterior and posterior arch; anterior and posterior tubercle, transverse foramen for which artery?
C1, vertebral
dens or odontoid
C2
greater horns of hyoid articulate with?
spine
superior cricoid cartilage, anterior arytenoid
thyroid cartilage and laryngeal prominence; adams apple
What muscles make up anterior triangle?
superiorly is submandibular muscle, posterior is sternoclenomastoid and midline neck is medial border
what does anterior triangle contain?
Submandibular gland, hypoglossal nerve, facial artery, nerve to mylohyoid, lymph nodes, parts of jugular veins, Common carotid artery, external carotid artery, Internal jugular vein, vagus nerve, ansa cervicalis
What borders posterior triangle?
sternoclenomastoid, traps, middle clavicle
Sternocleidomastoid attachment, innervation, function?
Attachments: Sternum, clavicle, mastoid process
Innervation: Accessory nerve (CN XI)
Function: Extend head, Flex neck, Rotate head
Cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, is when your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side. Which muscle is involved?
sternocleiodmastoid
What are the infrahyoid muscles and innervations?
Sternohyoid - ansa cervicalis, Sternothyroid - ansacervicalis, Thyrohyoid - C1, Omohyoid - ansa cervicalis
What are the suprahyoid muscles?and innervations
Digastric - nerve to myohyoid (CN 3), facial (CN VII), Mylohyoid - CN 3, Stylohyoid - CNVII, Geniohyoid- C1
TRUE/FALSE: longus capitus is more medial and superior to Longus Coli?
False: Longus capitis is lateral superior to longus coli
Innervation and function of scalenes?
innervation: ventral rami, function: flex neck/head, and raise ribs
What does scalene triangle contain?
brachial plexus and subclavian artery
Attachments, innervations, and function of longus capitis?
Occipital bone; transverse processes, Innervation: Ventral rami, Function: Flex head
Attachments, innervations, and function of longus colli?
Attachment: Anterior tubercle C1, cervical vertebral bodies and transverse processes
Innervation: Ventral rami
Function: Flex neck, Rotation of head to opposite side
Branches of aortic arch
brachiocephalic (right common carotid, subclavian), left common carotid, left subclavian
What are contents of carotid sheath?
Common and internal carotid arteries
Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve
Deep cervical lymph nodes
Sympathetic nerve fibers
What is structure of internal carotid artery?
Originates between brachiocephalic trunk and arch of aorta, terminates in the skull through carotid canal