Neck Flashcards
Blood supply
Superior thyroid a. - ext carotid
Inferior thyroid- thyrocervical trunk
Weight of thyroid gland
20g
Venous drainage
Superior and middle thyroid- IJV
inferior thyroid- brachiocephalic
Laryngeal prominence of the neck
Thyroid cartilage
Unpaired cartilages of the neck
Epiglottis
Thyroid
Cricoid
Paired cartilage
Aretynoid
Corniculate
Cuneiform
Cricothyroidotomy
Skin Superficial fascia Investing layer of deep cervical fascia Pretracheal fascia Larynx
Injured along with ligation of superior thyroid artery
External laryngeal n.
Branches of superior laryngeal nerve
Ext LN - cricothyroid
Internal LN - above vocal cord area
All muscles of phonation supplied by __ excep cricothyroid
RLN/inferior laryngeal nerve
Cricothyroid
Tensor
Post cricoarytenoid
Abductor
Lateral cricoarytenoid
Adductor
Thyroartenoid
Relaxor
External LN lesion
Hoarseness, monotonous speech