Neck Flashcards

1
Q

What is the posterior compartment of the neck comprised of?

A

Muscles that move the head and neck

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2
Q

What is the anterior compartment of the neck comprised of?

A

Viscera

Larynx and Pharynx

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3
Q

What is the lateral compartment comprised of?

A

Common and Internal carotid arteries

Internal jugular vein

Vagus nerve

All contained within the carotid sheath

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4
Q

What is Torticollis?

A

Contracture of sternocleidomastoid (congenital or accquired)

Face to opposite side

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5
Q

Where can the internal jugular vein be accessed and catheterized?

A

Between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid

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6
Q

What lies on top of the scalenus anterior?

A

Phrenic nerve

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7
Q

What passes between the scalenus anterior and medius?

A

Brachial plexus and subclavian artery

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8
Q

What is the major effect of the action of the digastric muscle?

A

Open the mouth

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9
Q

What are the four cutaneous nerves of the cervical plexus?

A

Lesser Occipital

Great Auricular

Supraclavicular

Transverse Cervical

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10
Q

Where do the nerves of the cervical plexus emerge in the neck?

A

Posterior border of Sternocleidomastoid

Important for anesthesia for suturing neck

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11
Q

What spinal nerves make up the ansa cervalis?

A

C1-C3

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12
Q

What spinal nerves form the ansa loop?

A

C2-3

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13
Q

What muscle marks the divisions of the subclavian artery?

A

Scalenus Anterior

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14
Q

What are the three branches off the first part of the subclavian artery?

A

Vertebral Artery

Internal Thoracic Artery

Thyrocervical trunk

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15
Q

What branches off the second part of the subclavian artery?

A

Costocervical trunk

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16
Q

What are the branches of the thyrocervical trunk/

A

Inferior thyroid

Transverse Cervical

Suprascapular

17
Q

What are the branches of the costocervical trunk?

A

Superior intercostal

Deep cervical

18
Q

What are the branches of the external carotid artery inferior to superior?

A

Superior Thyroid artery

Ascending Pharyngeal artery

Lingual artery

Facial artery

Occipital artery

Posterior auricular artery

Maxiallary artery

19
Q

Where is the retropharyngeal space and why is this clinically important?

A

Between the pretracheal and prevertebral fascia layers behind the pharynx

Retropharyngeal abscess can cause swelling and block the airway

20
Q

Where does the external jugular vein course?

A

On the surface of the sternocleidomastoid