Neck Flashcards

1
Q

What does the root of the neck connect?

A

Cervical contents with the thorax and upper limb

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2
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What is the inferior boundary of the neck?

A

Bounded centrally by thoracic inlet and is bounded by the manubrium, first rib and its costal cartilage and T1 vertebrae

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3
Q

Superior boundary of neck?

A

Cervical vertebral 6/7 where trachea and oesophagus have their own origin

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4
Q

Central structures of neck?

A

Trachea oesphagus right and left recurrent laryngeal nerves right and left sympathetic trunks thyroid gland paired lobes of the thymus or its remnants

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5
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Bilateral structures of neck?

A
Scalenus anterior common carotid artery internal jugular vein subclavian artery and its branches
 and subclavian vein 
brachiocephalic veins vagus nerve
 and phrenic nerve 
and brachial plexuses
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Unilateral structures?

A

Thoracic duct and their trunks on the left side right lymphatic duct and its trunks on the right side

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