Soft Tissue Structure of Neck Flashcards

1
Q

depression that is posterior and superior to the clavicle

A

suprascapular fossa

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2
Q

cartilaginous rings (beginning rings), interior to the cricoid cartilage, in the suprasternal notch

A

trachea

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3
Q

area between the midline, the inferior border of the mandible and the anterior edge of the SCM

A

anterior triangle of the neck

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4
Q

gland is located on either side of the thyroid cartilage and is connected in the middle by an isthmus which crosses the midline in the suprasternal notch anterior to the superior rings of the trachea

A

thyroid gland

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5
Q

lateral to the cricoid cartilage

A

common carotid artery

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6
Q

common carotid artery divides into ____________ and ________________ at the level of the hyoid bone

A

external and internal carotid arteries

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7
Q

immediately lateral to the common carotid artery and deep to the SCM

A

internal jugular vein

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8
Q

between the common carotid artery and the internal jugular vein

A

vagus nerve (cranial nerve x)

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9
Q

area between the posterolateral edge of the SCM, the clavicle, and the anterior edge of the trapezius

A

posterior triangle of the neck

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10
Q

superficially crossing the SCM from the angle of the mandible to the clavicle

A

external jugular vein

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11
Q

a thin cord that crosses the superior portion of the SCM

A

greater auricular nerve

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12
Q

a pulsation deeply posterior to the clavicle

A

subclavian artery and vein

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13
Q

rising about 3 cm superior to the medial 1/3 of the clavicle, posterior to the SCM

A

apex of the lung

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14
Q

crosses over the anterior scalene muscle, deep to the clavicular head of the SM

A

phrenic nerve

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15
Q

between the anterior and middle scalene muscles

A

brachial plexus

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16
Q

chains of nodes that run deep and posterior to the SCM, along the occiput, and anterior and posterior to the ear

A

lymph nodes

17
Q

thin cord running superiorly across the occiput

A

greater occipital nerve

18
Q

midline from the EOP inferiorly to C7, over the spinous process of C1-7

A

ligamentum nuchae or superior nuchal ligament