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Neck - 18 Flashcards

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Unique Features of the Neck

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  • First two cervical vertebrae are specialized as atlas and axis
  • Cervical segments are the only ones with a branchial-motor outflow (i.e., spinal roots of CN XI.
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Similarities between trunk and neck

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  • Both have vertebrae.
  • Both have mixed spinal nerves.
  • Both have separate epaxial and hypaxial muscle masses.
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Differences between trunk and neck

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  • Smooth muscles of trunk gut are derived from unsegmented mesoderm.
  • Gut tube in neck is surrounded by striated branchial arch muscles
  • Superficial striated muscles of neck form an incomplete layer
  • Neck lacks a coelom
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Hypaxial muscles in neck are innervated by what?

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ventral rami of spinal nerves

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Anterior Triangle of the Neck

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Borders:
•Superior: •Mandible
•Posterior: •Sternocleidomastoid (anterior border of)
•Anterior: •Midline of the neck

Subdivisions:
•Muscular triangle
•Submandibular triangle
•Carotid triangle

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Contents of Muscular Triangle

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Digastric
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
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Stylohyoid

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Origin: styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion: body of hyoid
Action: elevates and retracts hyoid
Innervation: Mylohyoid nerve (CN VII)

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Mylohyoid

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Origin: mylohyoid line of mandible
Insertion: raphe and body of hyoid
Action: elevates hyoid
Innervation: mylohyoid nerve (CN V3)

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Geniohyoid

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Origin: Inferior mental spine of mandible
Insertion: body of hyoid
Action: elevates hyoid
Innervation: C1 via hypoglossal nerve

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Sternohyoid

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Origin: manubrium
Insertion: body of hyoid
Action: depresses hyoid and larynx
Innervation: ansa cervicalis

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Sternothyroid

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Origin: manubrium
Insertion: thyroid cartilage
Action: depresses hyoid and larynx
Innervation: ansacervicali

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Sternothyroid

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Origin: manubrium
Insertion: thyroid cartilage
Action: depresses hyoid and larynx
Innervation: ansa cervicalis

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Omohyoid

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Consists of two bellies connected via an intermediate tendon which passes through a clavicular sling
Origin of superior belly: body of hyoid
Origin of inferior belly: upper border of scapula
Insertion: intermediate tendon attached to clavicle and rib 1
Action: depresses hyoid
Innervation: ansa cervicalis

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Common Carotid

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Does not give off any branches below the larynx; lower part of the neck gets its blood supply from branches of the subclavian artery
Blood monitors near the point of bifurcation of the common carotid
Runs from front of trachea (at root of neck) toward the dorsal body wall (scaleni and prevertebral muscles)
Travels within the carotid sheath

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What does the carotid sheath contain

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  • Carotid artery
  • Internal jugular vein
  • Part of vagus nerve
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Carotid sinus:

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  • Dilated terminal portion of common carotid

* Baroreceptor

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Carotid Body

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chemoreceptor

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External Carotid

Has three main branches that enter the neck:

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  • Superior thyroid (lowest branch of external carotid) (anterior)
  • Ascending pharyngeal (medial)
  • Occipital (posterior)
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Branches of the external carotid

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  • Lingual (anterior): Crossed by hypoglossal nerve at its origin
  • Facial (anterior)
  • Occipital (posterior)
  • Posterior auricular (posterior)
  • Superficial temporal (terminal)
  • Maxillary (terminal)
20
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Cervical Plexus

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  • From ventral rami of C1-4
  • Runs partly with hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

•Sensory branches: Great auricular (C2-3), Lesser occipital (C2(3)) [Ventral ramus of C2, Greater occipital is dorsal ramus of C2], Transverse cervical (C2-3), Supraclavicular (C3-4)

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Motor Branches of Cervical Plexus

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To prevertebral muscles: •Rectus capitis anterior •Rectus capitis lateralis •Longus capitis and coli

To levator scapulae muscle (C3-4)

To scalene muscles

Ansa cervicalis: •Supplies infrahyoid muscles •Except thyrohyoid

Phrenic nerve (C3,4,5)

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Nerve to Geniohyoid

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C1 via hypoglossal nerve

23
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Superior and inferior limbs:

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  • Omohyoid
  • Sternothyroid
  • Sternohyoid
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Sympathetic trunk

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  • Ascends on anterior surfaces of longus colli and longus capitis muscles
  • Lies posterior to common and internal carotids and deep to carotid sheath
  • Contains preganglionic sympathetic fibers from T1 and T2 and T2 and GVA fibers as well from same levels
  • Sends gray rami communicantes to all cervical ventral rami

Superior, Middle, Inferior, Stellate Ganglion

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Superior Cervical Ganglion

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  • Elongated structure on longus capitis muscle
  • At level of C1 and C2
  • Postganglionic sympathetic fibers from this ganglion supply all smooth muscles and glands of the head.
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Stellate ganglion:

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Fused inferior cervical ganglion and T1 ganglion

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