Posterior Triangle and Root of Neck Flashcards
1
Q
What are the borders of the posterior triangle of the neck?
A
Ant-post border of SCM
post - ant border of trapezius
inf- middle 1/3 of clavicle
2
Q
what is located within the posterior triangle of the neck?
A
Accessory nerve
3 scalene muscles - ant, post, middle
Trunks of brachial plexus
3
Q
Where is the root of the neck?
A
Junction between neck and thorax
4
Q
What are the borders of the root of the neck?
A
Ant- maunbrium
Lat-1st ribs and CC
Post- body of T1
5
Q
What are the structures in the root of the neck?
A
Left subclavian left common carotid arteries Brachiocephalic trunk thoracic duct SC veins IJ veins vagus and phrenic nerves symphathetic trunks