Neck - McNulty 10/14/14 Flashcards
4 cutaneous nerves from cervical plexus?
- Great auricular
- Lesser occipital
- Transverse cervical
- Supraclavicular
Nerve contributions to great auricular n.?
C2, C3
same as transverse cervical n.
Nerve contributions to lesser occipital n.?
C2
Nerve contributions to transverse cervical n.?
C2, C3
same as great auricular n.
Nerve contributions to supraclavicular n.?
C3, C4
Motor distribution of cervical plexus?
- Ansa cervicalis (to strap muscles)
2. Phrenic nerve
Nerve contributions to ansa cervicalis?
C1 C2 C3
How many branches of CN VII are there?
5
one is the cervical branch to platysma m.
What nerve lies within the carotid sheath?
Vagus X
Muscles of tongue
CN XII hypoglossal n.
Two major blood supplies of neck
- Subclavian a.
2. External carotid a.
Branches off thyrocervical trunk
SITA
Suprascapular a.
Inferior thyroid a.
Transverse cervical a.
Ascending cervical a.
Beware infections of which compartment in neck?
retropharyngeal space
What muscle is attached to the mastoid process?
Posterior belly of the digastric m.
What muscle is attached to the styloid process?
Stylohyoid m.