Neck Flashcards
What is the posterior compartment of the neck comprised of?
Muscles that move the head and neck
What is the anterior compartment of the neck comprised of?
Viscera
Larynx and Pharynx
What is the lateral compartment comprised of?
Common and Internal carotid arteries
Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve
All contained within the carotid sheath
What is Torticollis?
Contracture of sternocleidomastoid (congenital or accquired)
Face to opposite side
Where can the internal jugular vein be accessed and catheterized?
Between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid
What lies on top of the scalenus anterior?
Phrenic nerve
What passes between the scalenus anterior and medius?
Brachial plexus and subclavian artery
What is the major effect of the action of the digastric muscle?
Open the mouth
What are the four cutaneous nerves of the cervical plexus?
Lesser Occipital
Great Auricular
Supraclavicular
Transverse Cervical
Where do the nerves of the cervical plexus emerge in the neck?
Posterior border of Sternocleidomastoid
Important for anesthesia for suturing neck
What spinal nerves make up the ansa cervalis?
C1-C3
What spinal nerves form the ansa loop?
C2-3
What muscle marks the divisions of the subclavian artery?
Scalenus Anterior
What are the three branches off the first part of the subclavian artery?
Vertebral Artery
Internal Thoracic Artery
Thyrocervical trunk
What branches off the second part of the subclavian artery?
Costocervical trunk