Neck Anatomy (Mod 1 Unit 1) Flashcards

1
Q

What are 8 reasons for a neck ultrasound?

A

Thyroid evaluation
Parathyroid eval
Lymph node eval
Salivary gland eval
Post surgical
Lumps/bumps
Neck vasculature
Biopsies/FNA

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2
Q

What transducer is used for neck exams?

A

ML 6-15

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3
Q

What patient position is best?

A

Supine, reserve Trendelenburg

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4
Q

What is another name for Adam’s Apple?

A

Laryngeal prominence

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5
Q

What is the center/medial of the boney/cartilaginous anatomy?

A

Thyroid cartilage

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6
Q

What cartilage lays below the Thyroid Cartilage?

A

Cricoid cartilage

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7
Q

What is the most lateral portion of the horn of hyroid?

A

The Greater Horn of Hyroid

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8
Q

What is a tiny little blip on the horn of Hyroid?

A

Lesser horn of hyroid

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9
Q

What lies medial of the thyroid cartilage?

A

Laryngeal prominence

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10
Q

What are the 4 strap muscles? (TOSS)

A

Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid (Superior and inferior belly)
Sternothyroid
Sternohyroid

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11
Q

What are the 5 important landmarks of the neck? (3 muscles, 2 vessels)

A

Longus colli muscle
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Anterior scalene muscle
Common carotid artery
Internal jugular vein

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12
Q

In the neck, which muscle is a landmark and the most deep and medial?

A

Longus colli muscle

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13
Q

In the neck muscles, which is lateral and more superficial?

A

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

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14
Q

In the neck muscles, which is more posterolateral?

A

Anterior scalene muscles

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15
Q

In the neck muscles, what vessels are lateral and posterior to the thyroid?

A

CCA + IJV

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16
Q

What are the names of the 3 salivary glands? PSS

A

Parotid, submandibular (SMG), sublinguals

17
Q

What are the glands of the neck? (3)

A

Salivary glands, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland

18
Q

How many parathyroid glands are there typically?

A

4 (2 superior, 2 inferior)

19
Q

What neck region is the Submental?

A

1A

20
Q

What neck region contains the SMG (submandibular)?

A

1B

21
Q

What neck region contains the jugulodiagastric nodes and IJV?

A

2A

22
Q

What neck region is posterior to the IJV?

A

2B

23
Q

What region contains a portion of the SCM and the hyoid bone and inferior border of the cricoid cartilage?

A

Level 3

24
Q

What region contains the medial supraclavicular nodes?

A

Level 4

25
Q

Which region contains the SUPERIOR portion of the posterior triange?

A

5A

26
Q

Which region contains the INFERIOR portion of the posterior triage + the lateral supraclavicular nodes?

A

5B

27
Q

What level contains the inferior border of the hyoid, and superior borderof the suprasternal notch?

A

Level 6

28
Q

What region is the suprasternal notch contained in?

A

Level 7