Oral Soft Tissues Flashcards
What are the 6 main things that associated with the anatomy of the neck?
Skin
Bone, cartilage
Muscles
Vessels
Lymph nodes
Salivary glands
What are the lines on the skin called?
Langer’s lines
Where is the mastoid process found?
Behind the ear and attached is the cranial head of the sternocleidomastoid
What is the larynx and what is attached to it?
voice box, moves when you swallow. (Thyroid is attached to the larynx so if there is a thyroid lump it will move when pt swallows).
where is the hyoid bone?
Above the larynx, below the lower border of the mandible. Movable from side to side.
Where are the lateral processes of C1 and C2?
behind the hyoid bone?
where do the clavicles meet?
at the sternal notch
what are the types of muscles are present in the neck?
Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) → starts from mastoid to the sternal notch.
Trapezius → Big muscle at the back
Platysma → Seen if grimacing(contracting), strands of platysma , very superficial
What are the carotid arteries?
common carotid of aortic arch branches off at external and internal carotid
what does the external carotid supply to ?
supplies to face
what does the internal carotid supply to ?
supplies to brain and meninges
what is the facial artery a branch of ?
external carotid artery
what is the superficial temporal artery and where is it?
above your ear , terminal branch of external carotid artery
What is the jugular vein?
drains blood from head and neck.
can you palpate the jugular vein?
NOT PALPABLE OR VISIBLE!