Root of Neck and Anterior Triangle Flashcards
Glands located in anterior triangle
Thyroid
Parathyroids
Function of suprahyoid muscles
Raise hyoid/depress mandible
Function of infrahyoid muscles
Depress hyoid bone
Suprahyoid muscles are located in __ triangle
Submental and submandibular
Infrahyoid muscles are located in __ triangle
Muscular triangle
4 triangles located in anterior triangle
Submandibular
Submental
Muscular
Carotid
Sternohyoid and omohyoid are anterior to
Thryohyoid and Sternothyroid
Suprahyoid muscles are (4)
Anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Infrahyoid muscles are (4)
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyoid
Nerve to mylohyoid innervates
Anterior belly of digastric
Nerve to mylohyoid
Posterior belly of digastric and stylohyoid are innervated by
Facial nerve
All infrahyoid muscles are innervated by ___ except __ which is innervated by ___
Infrahyoid: ansa cervicalis
Except thyrohyoid, which is innervated by nerve to thyrohyoid
Cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus
Lesser occipital
Great auricular
Transverse cervical
Supraclavircular
Ansa cervicalis is comprised of
C1-C3
4 parts of the cervical plexus
Cutaneous branches
Ansa cervicalis
Deep branches
Phrenic nerve