Neurology and Vasculature of Neck Flashcards
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Nervus phrenicus [phrenic nerve] - Nerve arising from C4 with accessory branches from C3 and C5. It lies on the anterior scalene muscle and then passes anterior to the hilum of lung to the diaphragm, with some fibers continuing into the peritoneum.
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Nervus phrenicus [phrenic nerve] - Nerve arising from C4 with accessory branches from C3 and C5. It lies on the anterior scalene muscle and then passes anterior to the hilum of lung to the diaphragm, with some fibers continuing into the peritoneum.
A larger view is shown here
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Nervus phrenicus [phrenic nerve] - Nerve arising from C4 with accessory branches from C3 and C5. It lies on the anterior scalene muscle and then passes anterior to the hilum of lung to the diaphragm, with some fibers continuing into the peritoneum.
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A. thyroidea superior [superior thyroid artery] - Usually the first branch of the external carotid artery. It divides into the following seven branches.
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A. thyroidea superior [superior thyroid artery] - Usually the first branch of the external carotid artery. It divides into the following seven branches.
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A. thyroidea superior [superior thyroid artery] - Usually the first branch of the external carotid artery. It divides into the following seven branches.
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A. laryngea superior [superior laryngeal artery] - It penetrates the thyrohyoid membrane and lies beneath the mucosa of the piriform recess. It supplies the upper portion of the mucosa and the inner laryngeal muscles. Principle laryngeal artery. It is connected with the inferior laryngeal artery.
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A. laryngea superior [superior laryngeal artery] - It penetrates the thyrohyoid membrane and lies beneath the mucosa of the piriform recess. It supplies the upper portion of the mucosa and the inner laryngeal muscles. Principle laryngeal artery. It is connected with the inferior laryngeal artery.
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A. laryngea superior [superior laryngeal artery] - It penetrates the thyrohyoid membrane and lies beneath the mucosa of the piriform recess. It supplies the upper portion of the mucosa and the inner laryngeal muscles. Principle laryngeal artery. It is connected with the inferior laryngeal artery.
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A. pharyngea ascendens [ascending pharyngeal artery] - It usually arises from the posterior side of the external carotid artery above the superior thyroid artery. It ascends along the lateral wall of the pharynx, passing medial to the stylohyoid and continuing to the cranial base.
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A. pharyngea ascendens [ascending pharyngeal artery] - It usually arises from the posterior side of the external carotid artery above the superior thyroid artery. It ascends along the lateral wall of the pharynx, passing medial to the stylohyoid and continuing to the cranial base.
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A. vertebralis [vertebral artery] - Artery arising posterior to the anterior scalene muscle and usually passing from the sixth cervical vertebra through the foramina transversaria, then over the arch of the atlas behind its lateral mass, passing anteriorly through the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and foramen magnum into the cranial cavity.
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A. vertebralis [vertebral artery] - Artery arising posterior to the anterior scalene muscle and usually passing from the sixth cervical vertebra through the foramina transversaria, then over the arch of the atlas behind its lateral mass, passing anteriorly through the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and foramen magnum into the cranial cavity.
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A. vertebralis [vertebral artery] - Artery arising posterior to the anterior scalene muscle and usually passing from the sixth cervical vertebra through the foramina transversaria, then over the arch of the atlas behind its lateral mass, passing anteriorly through the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and foramen magnum into the cranial cavity.
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A. vertebralis [vertebral artery] - Artery arising posterior to the anterior scalene muscle and usually passing from the sixth cervical vertebra through the foramina transversaria, then over the arch of the atlas behind its lateral mass, passing anteriorly through the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and foramen magnum into the cranial cavity.
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A. inferior posterior cerebelli [posterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing dorsally, around the inferior olive to the inferior surface of the posterior part of the cerebellum.
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A. inferior posterior cerebelli [posterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing dorsally, around the inferior olive to the inferior surface of the posterior part of the cerebellum.
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A. inferior posterior cerebelli [posterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing dorsally, around the inferior olive to the inferior surface of the posterior part of the cerebellum.
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A. spinalis anterior [posterior spinal artery] - Right and left arteries join at the inferior border of the inferior olive as an unpaired vessel descending in the anterior median fissure. It anastomoses with the posterior spinal artery and gives off branches to the medulla oblongata, spinal cord, and cauda equina.
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A. spinalis anterior [posterior spinal artery] - Right and left arteries join at the inferior border of the inferior olive as an unpaired vessel descending in the anterior median fissure. It anastomoses with the posterior spinal artery and gives off branches to the medulla oblongata, spinal cord, and cauda equina.
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A. spinalis anterior [posterior spinal artery] - Right and left arteries join at the inferior border of the inferior olive as an unpaired vessel descending in the anterior median fissure. It anastomoses with the posterior spinal artery and gives off branches to the medulla oblongata, spinal cord, and cauda equina.
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A. basilaris [basilar artery] - Unpaired vessel that arises from the union of the right and left vertebral arteries and extends in the basilar sulcus of pons to the site where it divides into the posterior cerebral arteries.
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A. inferior anterior cerebelli [anterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing to the inferior and lateral surfaces of the cerebellum.
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A. inferior anterior cerebelli [anterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing to the inferior and lateral surfaces of the cerebellum.
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A. inferior anterior cerebelli [anterior inferior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing to the inferior and lateral surfaces of the cerebellum.
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A. pontis [pontine arteries] - Arteries supplying the pons.
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A. pontis [pontine arteries] - Arteries supplying the pons.
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A. superior cerebelli [superior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing through the ambient cistern and traveling around the midbrain to the cerebellar surface beneath the tentorium cerebelli.
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A. superior cerebelli [superior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing through the ambient cistern and traveling around the midbrain to the cerebellar surface beneath the tentorium cerebelli.
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A. superior cerebelli [superior cerebellar artery] - Artery passing through the ambient cistern and traveling around the midbrain to the cerebellar surface beneath the tentorium cerebelli.
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A. cerebri posterior [posterior cerebral artery] - Paired terminal branch of the basilar artery that arises from the union of the right and left vertebral arteries.
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A. cerebri posterior [posterior cerebral artery] - Paired terminal branch of the basilar artery that arises from the union of the right and left vertebral arteries.
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A. thoracica interna [internal thoracic artery] - Artery arising from the subclavian artery and descending along the anterior inner side of the thorax to the diaphragm.
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A. thoracica interna [internal thoracic artery] - Artery arising from the subclavian artery and descending along the anterior inner side of the thorax to the diaphragm.
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A. thoracica interna [internal thoracic artery] - Artery arising from the subclavian artery and descending along the anterior inner side of the thorax to the diaphragm.
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Truncus thyrocervicalis [thyrocervical trunk] - Varying common trunk of the inferior thyroid artery, transverse cervical artery, and suprascapular artery.
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Truncus thyrocervicalis [thyrocervical trunk] - Varying common trunk of the inferior thyroid artery, transverse cervical artery, and suprascapular artery.
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A. thyoideus inferior [inferior thyroid artery] - Artery passing along the anterior border of the anterior scalene muscle to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra and then behind the common carotid artery to the thyroid gland.
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A. thyoideus inferior [inferior thyroid artery] - Artery passing along the anterior border of the anterior scalene muscle to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra and then behind the common carotid artery to the thyroid gland.
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Truncus thyrocervicalis [thyrocervical trunk] - Varying common trunk of the inferior thyroid artery, transverse cervical artery, and suprascapular artery.
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A. thyoideus inferior [inferior thyroid artery] - Artery passing along the anterior border of the anterior scalene muscle to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra and then behind the common carotid artery to the thyroid gland.
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A. laryngeus inferior [inferior laryngeal artery] - Artery ascending behind the trachea, penetrating the inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx, and supplying the inferior part of the larynx.
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A. laryngeus inferior [inferior laryngeal artery] - Artery ascending behind the trachea, penetrating the inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx, and supplying the inferior part of the larynx.
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Truncus costocervicalis [costocervical trunk] - Origin: posterior wall of subclavian artery, behind the anterior scalene muscle. Trunk of deep cervical artery and supreme intercostal artery.
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Truncus costocervicalis [costocervical trunk] - Origin: posterior wall of subclavian artery, behind the anterior scalene muscle. Trunk of deep cervical artery and supreme intercostal artery.
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Truncus costocervicalis [costocervical trunk] - Origin: posterior wall of subclavian artery, behind the anterior scalene muscle. Trunk of deep cervical artery and supreme intercostal artery.
