Nerves in the Neck Flashcards
which CN are in the neck
7 9 10 11 12
which CN are in the neck
7 9 10 11 12
which non CN nerves are in the neck
transverse cervical
ansa cervicalis
cervical plexus
brachial plexus
phrenic nerve
cervical part of sympathetic trunk
what does CN7 supply in the neck
digastric branch to digastric muscle and stylohyoid
cervical branch to platysma
what does CN9 supply in the neck
carotid sinus
carotid body
sensory to pharynx
motor to stylopharyngeus
what does CN10 supply in the neck
motor to pharynx
superior laryngeal nerve
recurrent laryngeal nerve - low down near subclavian
what does CN11 supply in the neck
SCM
trapezius
what does CN12 supply in the neck
nothing - supplies tongue in oral cavity only
what does the transverse cervical nerve supply in neck
sensory
SCM and anterior triangle
what does the ansa cervicalis supply in the neck
infrahyoid muscles bar the thyrohyoid
which nerve arises from the anterior rami of C2 and C3
transverse cervical
which nerve arises from the anterior rami of C1-3
ansa cervicalis
what vertebrae does the cervical plexus arise from
ant rami C1, C2-4
which vertebrae does the brachial plexus arise from
C5-T1
describe the sympathetic structures in the neck
sup, mid and inf ganglion
