Outline 17 Flashcards
What structures pass through the neck?
esophagus
trachea
carotid/ internal jugular vessels
Contents of neck
brachial plexus
cervical plexus
thyroid, hypothyroid, and thymus glands
lymph nodes
Pharynx
nasopharynx
oropharynx
layrngopharynx
Cervical Plexus what parts of vertebrae does it stem from
C1-C4
what does cervical plexus innervate
skin on sides of neck
lower part of jaw
top shoulder
skull behind ear
Ansa cervicalis innervates?
infrahyoid bones
ansa cervicalis originates
below hyoid bone
ansa cervicalis inserts
on hyoid bone
ansa cervicalis stems from?
C2
sometimes c1+c3
what are the two craniovertebrae of the neck
c1- atlas
c2-axis
2 joints in neck
atlanto-occipital
atlanto-axial
what type of joint is atlanto-occipital
condyloid jt ( dixial, diarthroses)
what type of joint is atlantoaxial
medial- pivot
lateral- plane
location of atlanto-occipital
between atlas (superior articulating surface) and occipital bone
ligaments that reinforce atlanto occipital
anterior atlanto occipital
posterior atlanto occipital
atlanto occipital anterior connects?
ant arch of C1 to ant perimeter of foramen magnum
altano occiptal posterior connects
post arch of C1 to post perimeter of foramen magnum
location of middle atlano axial jt
dens and fovea
location of lateral atlanto axial jt
inf C1 TP, superior C2 TP
ligaments in atlanto axial jt
transverse atlanto ligament
vertical sup/inf fasiculi lig
alar lig
FN of trans atlanto lig
connect TP of C1, hold dens to fovea
FN of vertical sup/inf fasiculi
sup: C1 to skull
inf: C1 to C2
FN of alar lig
connect dens to rim of foramen magnum
superior continuation of posterior long lig is called?
tectorial membrane
goes C2 to skull
pll: sacrum to C2
Layers of neck
superficial
prevertebral
pretrachial
what is found in the superficial
traps omohyoid sternohyoid sternothyroid SCM platysma splenius capitus spelnius cervicis