Neck and Submandibular - Severson Flashcards
The Prevertebral space is located between what two fascias?
The prevertebral fascia and the alar fascia
What nerve passes directly over the anterior scalene msucle?
the phrenic nerve
what vein passes anteriorly to the anterior scale muscle?
The subclavian vein
What nerve does a loop below the subclavian artery?
What does it innervate?
recurrent laryngeal nerve
innervates the intrinsic muscles of the larynx
What layer of cervical fascia surrounds the thyroid cartilage?
Pretracheal facia
The vertebral artery is a branch off which artery?
The subclavian artery
The superior thyroid artery is a branch from which artery?
External carotid artery
The thyroid gland is covered by which muscle?
The sternohyoid muscle
What supplies blood to the thyroid gland?
branches off the external carotid (superior thyroid artery) and thyrocervical trunk (inferior thyroid artery)
