Neck Anatomy (Mod 1 Unit 1) Flashcards
What are 8 reasons for a neck ultrasound?
Thyroid evaluation
Parathyroid eval
Lymph node eval
Salivary gland eval
Post surgical
Lumps/bumps
Neck vasculature
Biopsies/FNA
What transducer is used for neck exams?
ML 6-15
What patient position is best?
Supine, reserve Trendelenburg
What is another name for Adam’s Apple?
Laryngeal prominence
What is the center/medial of the boney/cartilaginous anatomy?
Thyroid cartilage
What cartilage lays below the Thyroid Cartilage?
Cricoid cartilage
What is the most lateral portion of the horn of hyroid?
The Greater Horn of Hyroid
What is a tiny little blip on the horn of Hyroid?
Lesser horn of hyroid
What lies medial of the thyroid cartilage?
Laryngeal prominence
What are the 4 strap muscles? (TOSS)
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid (Superior and inferior belly)
Sternothyroid
Sternohyroid
What are the 5 important landmarks of the neck? (3 muscles, 2 vessels)
Longus colli muscle
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Anterior scalene muscle
Common carotid artery
Internal jugular vein
In the neck, which muscle is a landmark and the most deep and medial?
Longus colli muscle
In the neck muscles, which is lateral and more superficial?
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
In the neck muscles, which is more posterolateral?
Anterior scalene muscles
In the neck muscles, what vessels are lateral and posterior to the thyroid?
CCA + IJV