Neck and oral cavity part 2 Flashcards
How many vertebrae support the neck
- 7 cervical vertebrae posteriorly
What is the mobile bone that is located in the neck
- Hyoid bone
What are the three layers of the deep fascia of the neck
- Pretracheal
- Prevertebral
- Investing
Why are the fascia important?
- Reduces the spread of infection
- Enables structures to move past each other in movement and swallowing etc
What does the carotid sheath contain?
- Common and internal carotid arteries
- Internal jugular vein
- Vagus nerve
- Some deep lymph nodes
- Carotid sinus nerve
What does the posterior fascia help with
- Movement
What does the anterior fascia help with
- Protection of blood vessels and other important structures
What divides the neck into the anterior and lateral compartments?
- Sternocleidomastoid
What are the triangular divisions of the anterior compartment of the neck
Into three paired triangles and one unpaired
- The unpaired submental triangle
- Paired submandibular
- Paired carotid and muscular triangles
What is the posterior compartment of the neck divided into
- Bound posteriorly by trapezius muscle
- Divided into two triangles by the presence of the posterior belly of omohyoid into - the large occipital triangle and the smaller omoclavicular triangle
What is the submandibular triangle bounded by
- Anterior and posterior bellies of diagastric
What does the submandibular triangle contain
- Submandibular gland
- Facial artery
- Facial vein
What is the submental triangle bounded by
Digastric
What does the submental triangle contain
lymph nodes
What is the muscular triangle bounded by
- Omohyoid
- Digastric
- Sternocleidomastoid