Padalecki 2 Flashcards
- Junctional area between the thorax and the neck and is described as being the cervical side of the superior thoracic aperture
- Although not an anatomical boundary, many of the structures lie deep to the clavicle
Root of the Neck
Superior Thoracic Aperture Boundaries
a. Manubrium
b. First rib
c. Body of the first thoracic vertebra
- Origin
a. Right - brachiocephalic trunk
b. Left - arch of aorta - Terminates at lateral border of first rib becoming the axillary artery
- Located superior to first rib in the groove for the subclavian artery
- Divided into three parts by the anterior scalene muscle
Subclavian artery
Three parts and location of subclavian artery
a. First part - proximal to the anterior scalene m.
b. Second part - posterior to the anterior scalene m.
c. Third part - distal to the anterior scalene muscle
Branches from first part of subclavian artery
(1) Vertebral artery - usually enters transverse foramen of sixth cervical vertebra
(2) Internal thoracic artery
(3) Thyrocervical trunk
(a) Inferior thyroid artery
[1] Ascending cervical a. (may
branch off other arteries) (b) Transverse cervical artery
(c) Suprascapular artery
Branches from second part of subclavian artery
(1) Costocervical trunk
(a) Supreme intercostal a. - supplies upper two posterior
intercostal spaces
(b) Deep cervical a. - ascends to supply intrinsic back muscles in
the neck
Branches from third part of subclavian artery
Dorsal scapular a., which is not always present
- Superior to the first rib and cervical pleura
- Anterior to the anterior scalene muscle
- Tributaries
a. External jugular v.
b. Transverse cervical v. - Joins internal jugular v. to form brachiocephalic vein
Subclavian Vein
- Enters neck to the left of the midline, dorsal to the esophagus
- Arches upward to the left and turns anteriorly
- Passes between vertebral artery (posterior) and carotid sheath (anterior)
- Ends at the junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins
Thoracic Duct
- Rises above the level of the first costal cartilage
2. Subject to injury from trauma to the neck
Cervical Pleura
Origin of cervical plexus
- Ventral primary rami of C1 - C4
2. Adjacent rami are connected in the form of loops
Cutaneous branches of cervical plexus
- From C2 and C3
a. Great auricular n.
b. Transverse cervical n.
c. Lesser occipital - From C3 and C4
a. Supraclavicular n.
Muscular branches of cervical plexus
- Ansa cervicalis
a. C1-C3
- Superior root C1
- Inferior root C2-C3
b. Innervates infrahyoid muscles, except thyrohyoid muscle (C1) - Contribution to phrenic nerve
a. C3-C4
b. Innervates diaphragm
Cranial nerves associated with cervical plexus
- Hypoglossal nerve
2. Accessory nerve
Fibers from C1 accompany CN XII high in the neck and gives off three branches
(1) To geniohyoid muscle
(2) To thyrohyoid muscle
(3) Superior root of ansa cervicalis
Hypoglossal nerve