Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is the anatomical name for the “Adam’s Apple”?
What cervical vertebrae level is it found?
Laryngeal prominence (part of Thyroid cartilage) C4-5
What bone of the anterior neck is at C3 vertebral level?
Hyoid bone
What anterior neck cartilage is at C6 level?
Cricoid cartilage (a cartilage of the larynx)
Which spinal nerves innervate superficial neck?
C2-4 (C2 includes angle of mandible)
Which nerve innervates the anterior 2/3 of head (=face)?
Trigeminal Nerve (V)
What are the borders of the Carotid Triangle?
Post Belly of Digastric m.
Sup Belly of Omohyoid m.
SCM
What is contained within the Carotid Triangle?
Common carotid artery & bifurcation into internal/external carotid aa. Internal jugular vein Vagus nerve (X)
What two triangles of the neck are Posterior Triangles?
Supraclavicular and Occipital
What are the borders of the Supraclavicular triangle?
Clavicle
SCM
Inferior belly of Omohyoid m.
What are the borders of the Occipital triangle?
Trapezius
SCM
Inferior belly of Omohyoid
What is found in the Supraclavicular triangle?
Subclavian a. and v.
Scalene m.
Phrenic n.
Elements of brachial plexus
What is found in the Occipital triangle?
XI nerve
Cutaneous nerves from cervical plexus
What makes up the cervical plexus?
Ventral rami C1-4 spinal nerves
What are the 5 types of branches of the cervical plexus?
4 Cutaneous branches a)Lesser occipital b)Great auricular c)Transverse cervical d)Supraclavicular
Communicating/hitchhiker branches
Ansa cervicalis n.
Phrenic n.
Motor branches (to muscles of deep ant. neck)
How many branches in the neck does the internal carotid artery have?
Zero