Neck Flashcards
What are the 4 infrahyoid muscles?
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyroid
- Thyrohyoid
- Omohyoid (superior and inferior bellies)
What are the 4 suprahyoid muscles?
- Geniohyoid
- Mylohyoid
- Stylohyoid
- Digastric (anterior and posterior bellies)
Interruption of the sympathetic chain in the neck can result in a distinct condition known as what?
Horner’s syndrome
What does the cervical sympathetic ganglia include?
- Superior ganglia (very large; supplies structures of head via internal carotid plexus)
- Middle ganglia
- Inferior ganglia
Where do all lymph nodes of the neck eventually drain?
into deep cervical nodes
Where does the majority of the body’s lymph drain?
Into the thoracic duct on the left
What does the right lymphatic duct drain?
Lymph from the right upper limb, right side of head and neck, and right side of the thorax.
What suspends the omohyoid muscle to the clavicle?
fascial sling
Which are the superficial and deep infrahyoid muscles?
- Superficial: sternohyoid (most anterior) and omohyoid (directly posterior to sternohyoid)
- Deep: thyrohyoid and sternothyroid
Innervation of omohyoid?
ansa cervicalis
Innervation of thyrohyoid?
thyrohyoid branch of C1 via hypoglossal
Innervation of sternothyroid?
ansa cervicalis
Innervation of sternohyoid?
ansa cervicalis
Innervation of anterior belly of digastric?
nerve to mylohyoid
Innervation of posterior belly of digastric?
facial nerve (CN VII)
Innervation of stylohyoid?
facial nerve (CN VII)