Neck Flashcards
Describe the anterior and posterior boundaries of the neck
Ant: lower border of madible -> manubrium
Post: Superior nuchael line (C7) - T1
What are the contents of the neck?
oesphagus
larynxthyroid cartilage
trachae
What structures are all found at CN 3/4?
carotid bification + sinus
Mandible
pharynx and larynx
Which goes to lungs pharynx or larynx?
Larynx
L for lungs
Which is the visceral fascia of neck?
pretrachael
what mm is contain in superficial fascia?
platysma
Where is the investing fascia?
below superfical but contains the whole neck
What travels through the 2 carotid sheaths?
common and internal carotid
CN X
Internal jugular
What is in the prevertebral fascia?
mm. attaching to vertebrae
What is the only hyoid muscle found in posterior of neck?
omohyoid
What mm found in post neck
omohyoid
splenius captiis
levator scapulae
Scalenes
what vein is found in post neck?
ext jug
nerves of posterior neck?
brachial plexus and CN XI
What mm seperates borders of neck?
SCM
What mm are in anterio neck
supra and infra hyoid
EXCEPT MYOHYOID
what arteries are in anterior neck?
common and int carotid
What nerves travel in anterior neck?
CN VII CN IX CN X (pharyn- and laryngeal branches) CN XI CN XII
Name the 4 suprhyoid muscles
Digastric (post and ant)
Stylohoid
Myohyloid
Geniohyoid