NECK

Question 1

what are the cervical fascia layers?

Answer 1

skin
superficial fascia
investing layer
muscular layer
visceral layer
deep layer
*alar fascia

Question 2

this cervical fascia layer is fat filled, surrounds facial muscles and contains the platysma?

Answer 2

superficial fascia

Question 3

what comprises the middle layer of the deep fascia?

Answer 3

muscular portion

visceral portion

Question 4

the muscular portion of the middle layer of the deep fascia contains these structures? the visceral portion?

Answer 4

infrahyoid muscles

esophagus and trachea

Question 5

the deep (prevertebral) layer of the deep fascia contains these structures?

Answer 5

erector spinae, vertebral bodies, ligaments

Question 6

this fascia of the cervical fascia layer contains these structures?

Answer 6

carotid structure

retropharyngeal space

Question 7

where does the retrophrayngeal space lie?

Answer 7

visceral layer and deep layer which is a major site of infection

Question 8

what are the layers of the neck that contain the muscles?

Answer 8

superficial m
posterior group
anterior group

Question 9

what is the posterior group of the neck comprised of?

Answer 9

trapezius
splenius capitis
semisplenius capitis
longissimus capitis
rectus capitis posterior major
rectus wapitis posterior minor

Question 10

what is the anterior group of the neck comprised of?

Answer 10

SCM
Scalenus Anterior m
Scalenus Middle m
Scalenus Posterior m
Longus Capitis
Longus Coli
Suprahyoid m
infra hyoid m

Question 11

this is the site for an emergency airway?

Answer 11

cricothyroid membrane

Question 12

the posterior triangle is comprised of what triangles?

Answer 12

occipital triangle

subclavian triangle

Question 13

the anterior triangle is comprised of what triangles?

Answer 13

muscular triangle
carotid triangle
submental triangle
submandibular triangle

Question 14

this major triangle is located behind the SCM?

Answer 14

posterior triangle

Question 15

this major triangle is located IFO the SCM?

Answer 15

anterior triangle

Question 16

what vessels do postganglionic nerves follow?

Answer 16

arteries

Question 17

what are the important arteries of the neck?

Answer 17

subclavian a.

common carotid a.

Question 18

what are arteries the thyrocervical truck and the costocervical truck give off?

Answer 18

suprascapular a
transverse cervical a
inferior thyroid a

superior intercostal a
deep cervical a

Question 19

this artery doesn’t branch until the brain, no branches outside the skull and doesn’t supply anything until it reaches the brain?

Answer 19

internal carotid from the common carotid

Question 20

what are the branches off the external carotid artery?

Answer 20

superior thyroid a
ascending pharyngeal a
lingual a
facial a
occipital a
posterior auricular a
maxillary a
 superficial temporal a

Question 21

T/F,f the jugular venous system has valves and reasoning?

Answer 21

F, makes it easier to get infection

Question 22

where do all the parts of the jugular venous system drain?

components?

Answer 22

the internal jugular

anterior jugular v.
external jugular v
-retromandibular v
  -occipital v
  -posterior auricular v
  -superficial temporal
  -maxillary v
-facial v
  -gives off pterygoid 
   venous plexus

Question 23

what is the cervical nerve plexus comprised of?

Answer 23

superficial portion
posterior rami
spinal accessory n
roots and trunks of the brachial plexus
phrenic n
vagus n
hypoglossal n
sympathetic trunk
erbs point
ansa cervicalis

Question 24

the superficial portion of the cervical nerve plexus is comprised of what nerves? are these motor or sensory?

Answer 24

lesser occipital n (C2-3)
great auricular n (C2-3)
transverse cervical n (C2-3)
supraclaviular n (C3-4)

sensory

Question 25

the posterior rami of the cervical nerve plexus is comprised of what nerves?

Answer 25

C1
greater occipital n (C2-3)
third occipital n

Question 26

how low does the spinal accessory n?

Answer 26

as low as C6

Question 27

this nerve runs over the anterior surface of the anterior scalene?

Answer 27

phrenic n

Question 28

this leads to the superior cervical ganglion?

Answer 28

sympathetic trunk

Question 29

this is the point at which all cervical nerves coalesce?

Answer 29

erb’s point

Question 30

a single injection here could anesthetize the entire neck?

Answer 30

erb’s point

Question 31

this portion of the cervical nerve plexus are the motor neurons?

Answer 31

ansa cervicalis

Question 32

what is the typical features of the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 32

transverse foramen

bifid spines

Question 33

which cervical vertebrae are atypical?

Answer 33

C1 (no body or spine)
C2 (superior portion of the body is the odontoid process)
C7 (blunted spine)