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Neck: Root of the Neck Flashcards

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Root of the Neck

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  • Area immediately above superior thoracic aperture

- Contains structures passing between thorax and upper extremity or the head/neck

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Arteries in the Root of the Neck

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  • Subclavian and branches

- Common carotid

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Veins in the Root of the Neck

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  • EJV
  • AJV
  • IJV
  • Subclavian
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Nerves in the Root of the Neck

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  • Vagus
  • Recurrent laryngeal
  • Phrenic
  • Sympathetic trunk and ganglia
  • Brachial Plexus
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Deep Neck Muscles

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  • Longus colli

- Longus capitis

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Scalene Muscle

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  • Flex and laterally bend neck

- Elevate the ribs (accessory muscle of inspiration)

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Scalene Muscle Innervation

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  • Ventral rami of cervical spinal nerves
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Scalene Anterior Attachments

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  • C3-6 TPs

- 1st rib, anterior to subclavian artery groove

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Scalene Middle Attachments

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  • C2-7 TPs

- 1st rib, posterior to subclavian artery groove

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Scalene Posterior Attachments

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  • C4-6 TPs

- 2nd rib

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Interscalene Triangle

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  • Formed by anterior and middle scalene
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Subclavian Artery

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  • Ends at lateral border of 1st rib
  • Supplies upper limb, neck, brain, vertebral column
  • 3 parts
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1st Part of Subclavian Artery (Medial to Anterior Scalene)

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  • Vertebral artery
  • Internal thoracic
  • Thyrocervical trunk
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Vertebral Artery

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  • Travels through transverse foramina C6-C1
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Inferior Thyroid Artery

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  • Supplies thyroid
  • Parathyroid glands
  • Trachea
  • Esophagus
  • Ascending cervical artery
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Cervico Dorsal (Transverse Cervical) Artery

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  • Branches into superficial branch and dorsal scapular (sometimes)
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Suprascapular Artery

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  • Travels to posterior scapula
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2nd Part of Subclavian Artery

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  • Posterior to anterior scalene
  • Costocervical trunk
  • Superior intercostal artery
  • Deep cervical artery
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Superior Intercostal Artery

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  • 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal arteries
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Deep Cervical Artery

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  • Supplies muscles
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3rd Part of Subclavian Artery

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  • Lateral to anterior scalene (up to lateral border of 1st rib)
  • Dorsal scapular artery
  • Can also branch from transverse cervical
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Subclavian Artery (3rd Part) Location

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  • 1 finger width above clavicle

- Lies on the 1st rib

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Subclavian Vein Drainage/Location

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  • Drains upper limb

- Lies on 1st rib

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Thoracic Outlet

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  • 3 distinct spaces between neck and axilla
  • Interscalene triangle
  • Costoclavicular space
  • Retropectoralis minor space (subcoracoid space)
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Interscalene Triangle Location

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  • Between anterior and middle scalenes

- Rib 1 is inferior

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Interscalene Triangle Content

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  • Brachial plexus roots/trunks

- Subclavian artery

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Costoclavicular Space Location

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  • Between clavicle, first rib, and upper scapula
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Costoclaviuclar Space Content

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  • Brachial plexus divisons

- Subclavian artery and vein

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Retropectoralis Minor (Subcoracoid) Space Location

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  • Inferior to coracoid

- Posterior to pectoralis minor

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Retropectoralis Minor (Subcoracoid) Space Content

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  • Brachial plexus cords

- Axillary artery and vein

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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  • Neurovascular disorder

- Results from compression of brachial plexus and/or subclavian vessels

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Causes of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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  • Scalene muscle abnormalities
  • Scalenus minimus
  • Pancoast tumors
  • Cervical rib
  • Chronic overuse
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Scaleneus Anticus Syndrome

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  • Scalene muscle abnormalities
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Scalenus Minimus

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  • Accessory muscle from C7 TP to 1st rib or suprapleural membrane
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Pancoast tumors

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  • Tumors of lung apex
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Vagus Nerve (CN X)

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  • Exits skull through jugular foramen

- Content of carotid sheath

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Branches of Vagus Nerve (CN X)

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  • Superior laryngeal nerves
  • Internal laryngeal nerve
  • External laryngeal nerve
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerves
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Right Vagus Nerve

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  • Passes anterior to 1st part of subclavian artery
  • Passes posterior to brachiocephalic vein and SC joint
  • Gives off right recurrent laryngeal
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Left Vagus Nerve

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  • Passes between left CCA and left subclavian
  • Passes posterior to left brachiocephalic vein and SC joint
  • Gives off left recurrent laryngeal
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Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves

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  • Ascend in trachea-esophageal groove
  • Posterior to thyroid gland, travel next to inferior thyroid artery
  • Supplies trachea and all laryngeal muscles (except 1)
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Cervical Portion of Sympathetic Trunk

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  • No white rami communicantes
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Sympathetic Presynaptic (Preganglionic) Nerve Fibers

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  • Originate upper thoracic spine

- Synapse cervical sympathetic ganglia

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3 Cervical Ganglia

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  • Superior
  • Middle
  • Inferior
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Superior Cervical Ganglia

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  • Large

- Located at the C1,2,3 level

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Middle Cervical Ganglia

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  • Small
  • Anterior to inferior thyroid artery
  • Located at the C5,6 level (level of cricoid cartilage)
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Inferior Cervical Ganglia

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  • Typically fuses with the T1 ganglia forming the stellate ganglion (cervicothoracic ganglion)
  • Anterior to C7 TP
  • Superior to 1st rib neck
  • Posterior to vertebral artery
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Stellate Ganglion

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  • Cervicothoracic ganglion
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Postsynaptic Fibers from Superior Cervical Ganglia

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  • Internal and external carotid arterial plexuses
  • Some of the cranial nerves
  • Gray rami to C1-4 spinal nerves
  • Superior cardiac nerve
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Postsynaptic Fibers from Middle Cervical Ganglia

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  • Gray rami to C5 and 6 spinal nerves
  • Middle cardiac nerve
  • Thyroid gland (via peri-arterial plexus following inf. thyroid a.)
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Postsynaptic Fibers from Inferior Cervical Ganglia

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  • Gray rami to C7, 8, and T1 spinal nerves
  • Arterial plexuses (vertebral, subclavian, internal thoracic)
  • Inferior cardiac nerve to cardiac plexus
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Arterial Plexuses

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  • Vertebral
  • Subclavian
  • Internal thoracic
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Lesion of Sympathetic Trunk in the Neck

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  • Pancoast tumor (lung apex)
  • Carotid artery aneurysm
  • Neck trauma or postsurgical
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Can Cause a Horner Syndrom

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  • Miosis
  • Ptosis
  • Enopthalmos
  • Anhydrosis
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Thyrocervical Trunk

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  • Inferior thyroid artery (becomes ascending cervical)
  • Cervico dorsal (transverse cervical) artery
  • Suprascapular artery

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