Quest1 Flashcards
Is the region of the body that lies between the lower margin of mandible above suprasternal notch and upper border of clavicle below
Neck
It is strengthened by the cervical part of vertebral column, which is convex forward and support the skull.
Neck
Part of Respiratory system of the neck
(2) answers
Larynx and Trachea
Part of Alimentary or Digestive System of the neck (2) answer
Pharynx and Esophagus
The natural lines of cleavage of the skin are constant and run almost horizontally around the neck. This is important clinically because-an incision along a cleavage line will heal as narrow scar, where as one that crosses the lines will heal as a wide or heaped up scar
Skin of the neck
Is composed of a series of compartments, which are formed by bone and soft tissues
Head
5 bones and tissues of the head
- cranial cavity
- ears
-orbits
-nasal cavity
-oral cavity
Largest compartment that contains the brain
Cranial cavity
Associated members of the cranial cavity
Meninges
Simply, it composed of roof and floor
Cranial cavity
_ contain the eyes
Orbits
Cone-shaped chambers immediate inferior to the anterior aspect of the cranial cavity, and the apex of each cone is directed posteromedially
Orbits
The walls of this are the bones, whereas the base of each chamber can be ope and closed by the eyelids
Orbits
Are upper parts of the respiratory tract and are between the orbits
Nasal cavity
Have walls, floor, ceilings, which are predominantly composed of the bone and cartilage
Nasal cavity
Anterior openings of the nasal cavities are?
Nares (nostrils)
Posterior openings of the nasal cavity is?
Choanae (posterior nasal apertures)
Continues with the nasal cavities that are air-fiiled extension
Paranasal sinuses
Project laterally, superiorly, and posteriorly into surrounding bones.
Paranasal sinuses
The largest, the maxillary sinuses are inferior to the orbits
Paranasal sinuses of nasal cavity
Is inferior to the nasal cavities and separated from them by the hard and soft palates
Oral cavity
The oral cavity floor is formed by?
Soft tissues
Anterior opening of the oral cavity
Oral fissure
Posterior opening of the oral cavity
Oralpharyngeal isthmus
The 2 transitional areas
Infratemporal fossa
Pterygopalatine fossa
2 related surface anatomy of the head
Scalp
Face
An area between the posterior aspect (ramus) of the mandible and a flat region of the bone (lateral plate of the pterygoid process) just posterior to the upper jaw (maxilla)
Infratemporal fossa
This fossa is bounded by bine and soft tissues is a conduit for water ne of rhe major cranial nerves (mandibular nerve) which passes between the cranial and oral cavities
Infratemporal fossa
The trigeminal nerve of mandibular division is also called?
V3
Is just posterior to the upper jaw
Pteygopalatine fossa
Small fossa that communicates with the cranial cavity, the infratemporal fossa, the orbit, the nasal cavity, and the oral cavity
Pterygopalatine fossa
The major structure passing through this this _ fossa is maxillary nerve
Pterygopalatine fossa
Nerve of pterygopalatne fossa
Maxillary nerve V2
Is the anterior aspect of the head and contains a unique group of muscles that move the skin relatively to underlying bone and control the anterior openings to the orbits and oral cavity
Face
Covers the superior, posterior and the lateral regions of the head
Scalp
Boundary that Is along the inferior margins of the mandible and the bone features on the posterior aspect of the bone
Superior boundary
Is higher that the anterior neck to connect cervical viscera with the posterior openings of the nasal and oral cavity
Posterior neck
What boundary of the neck extends from the top of the sternum along the clavicle, and onto the adjacent acromion, bony projection of the scapula
Inferior boundary
Contains the cervical vertebrae and associated postural muscle
Vertebral compartment
Contains important glands and parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts that pass between the head and the thorax
Visceral compartment
One on each side, contain the major or blood vessels and the vagus nerve
Vascular compartment
Are enclosed by musculofascial collar
4 compartment of the neck
4 Vascular parts of the neck
-Common carotid artery
-Internal jugular veins
-Vagus nerve
-Deep lymph nodes
8 Cutaneous Nerves of neck
-Greater occipital nerve
-Lesser occipital nerve C2
-Great auricular nerve C2 and C3
-Transverse cutaneous nerve C2 and C3
-Supraclavicular nerves C3 and C4
-Medial supraclavicular nerve
-Intermediate supraclavicular nerve
-Lateral supraclavicular nerve
Is a branch of the posterior ramus of the 2nd cervical nerve. The 1st cervical nerve has no cutaneous branch.
Greater occipital nerve
Hooks around the accessory nerve and ascends along the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle to supply the skin over the lateral part of the occipital region and the medial surface of the auricle
Lesser occipital nerve
Ascends across the sternocleidomastoid muscle and divides into branches that supply the skin over the angle of the mandible, the parotid gland, and on both surface of the auricle.
Greater auricle nerve
Emerges from behind the middle of the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Transverse cutaneous nerve
Emerge from beneath the posterior border pf the sternocleidomastoid muscle and descend across the side of the neck.
Supraclavicular nerve
Crosses the medial end of the clavicle and supplies the skin as far as the median plane
Medial supraclavicular nerve
Crosses the middle of the clavicle and supplies the skin of the chest wall
Intermediary supraclavicular nerve
Cross the lateral end of the clavicle and supplies the skin over the shoulder and the upper half of the deltoid muscle
Lateral supraclavicular nerve
When the sternocleidomastoid miscle contracts, it appears as an oblique band crossing the side of the neck from the sternoclavicular joint to the mastoid process of the skull. It divides the neck into anterand posterior triangles
Triangles of the neck
Anterior triangle
-submental triangle
-submandibular triangle
-carotid triangle
-muscular triangle
Posterior triangle
-occipital triangle
-subclavian triangle
Enclosed laterally by the two sternocleidomastoid muscle; superiorly by the lower border of the mandible and medially by the anterior midline of the neck
Anterior triangle pf the neck
Contains larynx , esophagus, and trachea
Anterior triangle of the neck
Bordered by the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the anterior margin of the trapezius muscle and the intermediate third of the clavicle
Posterior triangle of the neck
Viscera of the neck
-esophagus
-larynx
-parathyroid glands
-pharynx
-thyroid gland
-trachea
Is bound laterally by the first rib, anterior by the manubrium, and posteriorly by the T1 vertebrae. From anterior to posterior.
Rooth of the Neck
6 roots of the neck
-clavicle
-subclavian vein
-anterior scalene muscle with phrenic nerve
-subclavian artery
-branchial plexus
-middle scalene muscle
Endocrine gland
Thyroid gland
Highly vascular organ
Thyroid gland
Surrounded by the pretracheal layer of the deep neck fascia (thyroid sheath)
Thyroid Gland
Contains the right lobe, left lobe, and isthmus
Thyroid gland
Moves as one with the larynx and the trachea
Thyroid gland
Contains thyroid capsule and sheath
Thyroid gland
Also called suspensory ligament
Berry ligament
Fixes the lobes to the cricoid cartilage
Berry ligament
Usually 4 in number
Parathyroid gland
Lie within the capsule of the gland in its posterior surface
Parathyroid gland
More constant in position, at the level of the middle of the posterior border
Two superior of parathyroid
Vary in postion
Inferior of parathyroid