Neck: Root of the Neck Flashcards
Root of the Neck
- Area immediately above superior thoracic aperture
- Contains structures passing between thorax and upper extremity or the head/neck
Arteries in the Root of the Neck
- Subclavian and branches
- Common carotid
Veins in the Root of the Neck
- EJV
- AJV
- IJV
- Subclavian
Nerves in the Root of the Neck
- Vagus
- Recurrent laryngeal
- Phrenic
- Sympathetic trunk and ganglia
- Brachial Plexus
Deep Neck Muscles
- Longus colli
- Longus capitis
Scalene Muscle
- Flex and laterally bend neck
- Elevate the ribs (accessory muscle of inspiration)
Scalene Muscle Innervation
- Ventral rami of cervical spinal nerves
Scalene Anterior Attachments
- C3-6 TPs
- 1st rib, anterior to subclavian artery groove
Scalene Middle Attachments
- C2-7 TPs
- 1st rib, posterior to subclavian artery groove
Scalene Posterior Attachments
- C4-6 TPs
- 2nd rib
Interscalene Triangle
- Formed by anterior and middle scalene
Subclavian Artery
- Ends at lateral border of 1st rib
- Supplies upper limb, neck, brain, vertebral column
- 3 parts
1st Part of Subclavian Artery (Medial to Anterior Scalene)
- Vertebral artery
- Internal thoracic
- Thyrocervical trunk
Vertebral Artery
- Travels through transverse foramina C6-C1
Inferior Thyroid Artery
- Supplies thyroid
- Parathyroid glands
- Trachea
- Esophagus
- Ascending cervical artery
Cervico Dorsal (Transverse Cervical) Artery
- Branches into superficial branch and dorsal scapular (sometimes)
Suprascapular Artery
- Travels to posterior scapula
2nd Part of Subclavian Artery
- Posterior to anterior scalene
- Costocervical trunk
- Superior intercostal artery
- Deep cervical artery
Superior Intercostal Artery
- 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal arteries
Deep Cervical Artery
- Supplies muscles
3rd Part of Subclavian Artery
- Lateral to anterior scalene (up to lateral border of 1st rib)
- Dorsal scapular artery
- Can also branch from transverse cervical