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Suprahyoid And Infrahyoid Neck Flashcards

1
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Suprahyoid neck level

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Skull base to hyoid bone, excluding orbit, sinuses and oral cavity

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Infrahyoid neck level

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Below hyoid bone with some continuing into mediastinum

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Contents of suprahyoid neck

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Parapharyngeal space
Pharyngeal mucosal space
Masticator space
Parotid space
Carotid space
Buccal space
Retropharyngeal space
Perivertebral space
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Contents of infrahyoid neck

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Visceral space, posterior cervical space, anterior cervical space,
CS, RPS, PVS

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From skull base to posterior mandibular space

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Parapharyngeal space

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Contents of parapharyngeal space

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Fat and pterygoid venous plexus

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Medial to parapharyngeal space and anterior to retropharyngeal space

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Pharyngeal mucosal space

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Contents of pharyngeal mycosal space

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Mucosa, minor salivary glands, PMS lymphatic ring, constrictor muscles

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PMS of nasopharynx

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Torus tubarius, adenoids, superior constrictor, levator palatini muscles

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PMS of oropharynx

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Anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars, palatine and lingual tonsils, soft palate

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Anterolateral to PPS

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masticator space

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Contents of masticator space

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Ramus and condyle of mandible

CNV3, masseter, medial and lateral pterygoid and temporalis musles, pterygoid venous plexus

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Fascia or masticator space

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Superficial layer of deep cervical fascia

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14
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Importance of masticator space

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Perineural tumor on CNV3, sarcoma

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15
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Lateral to PPS

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Parotid space

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Contents of parotid space

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Parotid gland, extracranial CN7, nodes, retromandibular vein, external carotid artery

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17
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Posterior to PPS in SHN, lateral to VS and RPS

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Carotid space

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18
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Carotid space begins at

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Inferior jugular foramen and carotid canal or skull base

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19
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Carotid space extends inferiorly down to

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Aortic arch

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20
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Contents of carotid space

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CN9-12, internal jugular vein, carotid artery

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21
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Fascia or cervical space

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All 3 layers of deep cervical fascia

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Posterior to PMS in suprahyoid neck and VS in infrahyoid neck

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Retropharyngeal space

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Contents of retropharyngeal space

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Nodes and fat in suprahyoid neck

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24
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Retropharyngeal space begins at and ends at

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Begins at clivus and ends at T3

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Anterior fascia of RPS

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Middle layer DCF

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26
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Lateral and posterior fascia of RPS

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Deep layer DCF/alar fascia

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27
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Importance of retropharyngeal space

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Inferior communication with danger space allows access to mediastinum

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28
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Posterior to RPS and continous inferiorly into mediastinum

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Danger space

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Behind RPS and around spine in SHN and IHN, defined by skull base above to clavicle below

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Perivertebral space

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Contents of perivertebral space

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Prevertebral and paraspinal components

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31
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Fascia of perivertebral space

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Deep layer DCF

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32
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Traverses visceral space

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Trachea and esophagus

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33
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Contents of visceral space

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Thyroid, parathyroid, paratracheal nodes, esophagus, trachea, recurrent laryngeal nerve

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34
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Fascia of visceral space

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Middle layer

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35
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Posterior cervical space begins at and extends to

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Begins at mastoid tip and extends to clavicle

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36
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Contents of posterior cervical space

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Fat, CN11, spinal accessory nodes

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37
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Fascia of posterior cervical space

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Between SL and DL

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38
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PMS mass displaced PPS

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Laterally

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39
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MS mass displaces PPS

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Posteriorly

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40
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PS mass displaces PPS

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Medially

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41
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CS mass displaces PPS

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Anteriorly

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42
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Lateral RPS nod mass displaces PPS

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Anterolaterally

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43
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Foramen ovale contains what nerve

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CNV3

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44
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Foramen spinosum contains

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Middle meningeal artery

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45
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Stylomastoid foramen contains

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CN7

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46
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Jugular foramen contains

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Cranial nerves 9-11

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47
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“Elevator shaft” thru which infection and tumor from the adjacent neck spaces may travel from skull base to superior cornu of hyoid bone

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Parapharyngeal space

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48
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Critical contents of parapharyngeal space

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Fat
Minor salivary glands 
Internal maxillary artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Pterygoid venous plexus
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49
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Attachment area of PMS posteriorly

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Basisphenoid (sphenoid sinus floor)

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50
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Anterior attachment of PMS

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Anterior basiocciput (anterior clivus)

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51
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Includes foramen lacerum

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PMS

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52
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Cartilagenous floor of anterior horizontal petrous internal carotid artery which represent perivascular route for nasopharyngeal carcinoma to access intracranial structures

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Foramen lacerum

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53
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Lymphatic ring of PMS

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Waldeyer ring

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54
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Lateral wall of oropharynx in PMS

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Palatine (faucial) tonsil

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55
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Base of tongue in oropharynx of PMS

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Lingual tonsil

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56
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Tough aponeurosis that connecta superior constrictor muscle to skull base

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Pharyngobasilar fascia

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57
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Levator palatini muscle and eustachian tube pass thru this notch on way from skull base to PMS

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Sinus of Morgagni/ posterosuperior margin notch

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PMS muscles

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Superior, middle and inferior constrictor muscles
Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Levator palatini muscle, distal end

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59
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Cartilagenous end of eustachian tube found in PMS

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Torus tubarius

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Fascia of PMS

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Middle layer of DCL

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Contents of masticator space

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Muscles of mastication, posterior body and ramus of mandible

CNV3

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62
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Suprazygomatic MS contains

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Belly of temporalis muscle

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63
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Infrazygomatic masticator space contains

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Masseter, medial and lateral pterygoids, CNV3 and ramus/posterior body of mandible

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64
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Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve contains

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Masticator nerve branch
Mylohyoid nerve branch
Inferior alveolar nerve branch
Lingual nerve
Auriculotemporal nerve
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65
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Fascia of masticator space

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Superficial layer of DCL

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66
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Primary tumor of MS

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Sarcoma

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67
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Contents of parotid space

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Parotid glands, nodes, extracranial facial nerve branches

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68
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Deep lobe of the parotid gland projects into

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Lateral parapharyngeal space

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69
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Vessel that is seen just behind the mandibular ramus in parotid space medially

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External carotid artery

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70
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Vessel that is seen just behind the mandibular ramus in parotid space laterally

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Retromandibular vein

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Q

Intraparotid facial nerve branches course just lateral to what vessel

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Retromandibular vein

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72
Q

Widening of stylomandibular gap indicates the lesion is in what space

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Parotid space

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73
Q

Parotid glands appear more fatty in adult or pedia?

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Adult

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74
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Contents of carotid space

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Carotid arteries, internal jugular veins, cranial nerves 9-12

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75
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Lower limit of carotid space

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Aortic arch

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76
Q

Sympathetic plexus is in between

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Medial CS and lateral RPS

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77
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Carotid sheath incomplete or less substantial

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Suprahyoid carotid space

78
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Carotid sheath is well-defined, tenacious fascia

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Infrahyoid carotid space

79
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Midline space just posterior to pharynx and cervical esophagus

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Retropharyngeal space

80
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RPS runs from skull base down to what vertebral level

A

T3

81
Q

RPS nodes are only found in suprahyoid or infrahyoid neck?

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Suprahyoid

82
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Posterior to RPS

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Danger space

83
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Lateral to RPS

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Carotid space

84
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RPS empties into fascial door trap into what space inferiorly at T3 level

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Danger space

85
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Lateral group of RPS lymph nodes also called

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Nodes of Rouviere

86
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Anterior to RPS

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PMS

87
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Perivertebral space extends from skull base above to what vertebral level

A

T4 in posterior mediastinum

88
Q

Prevertebral muscles

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Longus colli and capitis

89
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Brachial plexus

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C5 to T1

90
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Brachial plexus pass between what muscles of PVS

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anterior and middle scalene

91
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Called “the carpet”

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Anterior deep layer of DCF

92
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Prevertebral PVS contains

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Proximal brachial plexus, phrenic nerve, vertebral arteries

93
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Two major components of PVS

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Prevertebral and paraspinal

94
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Most PVS lesions originate in

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Vertebral body (infection or metastasis)

95
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Path of least resistance of spreading pus or tumor is deep through

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Neural foramen into epidural space

96
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Posterolateral fat-containing space in the neck with complex fascial boundaries

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Posterior cervical space

97
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Posterior cervical space extends from

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Posterior mastoid tip to clavicle

98
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Lesions from posterior cervical space typically arise from

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Spinal accessory nodal chain

99
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Appears as “tilting tent” when viewed on the side

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Posterior cervical space

100
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Primary component of posterior cervical space

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Fat

101
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Critical contents of posterior cervical space

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Fat
Accessory nerve (CN11)
Spinal accessory lymph node chain (level 5A and 5B)
Pre-axillary brachial plexus
Dorsal scapular nerve
102
Q

Region of cervical neck posterolateral to sternomastoid muscle and anteromedial to trapezius muscle

A

Posterior triangle

103
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Posterior triangle is subdivided by

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Inferior belly of omohyoid (into occipital and subclavian triangles)

104
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Two triangles in posterior cervical space

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Occipital triangle and subclavian triangle

105
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Majority of posterior cervical space is what triangle

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Occipital triangle

106
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Most commonly injured during neck dissection for malignant sCCa nodes

A

CN11

107
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Midline infrahyoid neck space enclosed by middle layer DCF

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Visceral space

108
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Visceral space extends from

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Hyoid bone above to superior mediastinum below

109
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Contents of visceral space

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Larynx, trachea, hypopharynx, esophagus, thyroid and parathyroid glands

110
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Largest space of infrahyoid neck

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Visceral space

111
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Less reliable location of parathyroid glands, superior or inferior?

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Inferior

112
Q

Inferior parathyroid glands may be normally found in

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Cervicothoracic junction or superior mediastinum

113
Q

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve recurs at

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Level of arch where it passes through the aortopulmonic window

114
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Right recurrent laryngeal nerve recurs in

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Most inferior infrahyoid neck around right subclavian artery

115
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Visceral lymph nodes is what level

A

Level VI

116
Q

First order of drainage for thyroid malignancy

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Paratracheal lymph nodes (level VI)

117
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Also referred to as visceral fascia

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Middle layer DCF

118
Q

Mass centered between thyroid love anteriorly and longus colli muscle posteriorly

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Parathyroid (tracheoesophageal groove) mass lesion

119
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Caudal continuation of pharyngeal mucosal space, between oropharynx and esophagus

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Hypopharynx

120
Q

Junction of upper and lower airway

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Larynx

121
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Hypopharynx extends from level of glossoepiglottic and pharyngoepiglottic folds superiorly to

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Inferior cricoid cartilage (cricopharyngeus muscle)

122
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Hypopharynx: oropharynx above, ____________ below

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Esophagus

123
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Larynx: oropharynx above, ___________ below

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Trachea

124
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3 regions of hypopharynx

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Pyriform sinus
Posterior wall
Post-cricoid region

125
Q

Anterolateral recess of hypopharynx, between inner surface of thyrohyoid membrane above, thyroid cartilage below and lateral aryepiglottic fold

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Pyriform sinus

126
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Anterior wall of lower hypopharynx

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Post-cricoid region

127
Q

Provides all motor and most sensory to hypopharynx

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Pharyngeal plexus (CN9-10)

128
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Laryngeal cartilages

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Thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid, corniculate

129
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Largest laryngeal cartilage

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Thyroid cartilage

130
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Only complete ring in endolarynx, provides structural integrity

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Cricoid cartilage

131
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Paired pyramidal cartilages that sit atop posterior cricoid cartilage

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Arytenoid cartilage

132
Q

Rests on top of superior process of arytenoid cartilage, within AE folds

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Corniculate cartilage

133
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Extends from tip of epiglottis above to laryngeal ventricle below

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Supraglottis

134
Q

Leaf-shaped cartilage, larynx lid with free margin and fixed portion

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Epiglottis

135
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Free margin of epiglottis is at

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Suprahyoid

136
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Fixed portion of epiglottis

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Infrahyoid

137
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Fat-filled space between hyoid bone anteriorly and epiglottis posteriorly

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Pre-epiglottic space

138
Q

Projects from cephalad tip of arytenoid cartilages to inferolateral margin of epiglottis

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Aryepiglottic fold

139
Q

Mucosal surfaces of laryngeal vestibule of supraglottis

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False vocal cords

140
Q

Paired fatty regions beneath fals and true vical cords

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Paraglottic spaces

141
Q

Contains true vocal cords and anterior and posterior commisures

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Glottis

142
Q

Only soft tissue structures of glottic region, comprised of thyroarytenoid muscle

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True vocal cord

143
Q

Fibroelastic membrane extends from medial margin of TVC above to cricoid below

A

Conus elasticus

144
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Fibrous membrane extends from upper arytenoid and corniculate cartilages to lateral margin epiglottis and medial margin of paraglottic space

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Quadrangular membrane

145
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Formed from primitice buccopharyngeal anlage and has rich lymphatics

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Supraglottic larynx

146
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Forms from tracheobronchial buds and has few lymphatics

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Glottic and subglottic larynx

147
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Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland can be seen from

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Isthmus area toward hyoid bone

148
Q

Thyroid glands extends from C5 to

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T1

149
Q

Arterial supply to thyroid gland

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Superior thyroid arteries, inferior thyroid arteries, thyroidea ima

150
Q

1st anterior branch of external carotid artery

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Superior thyroid artery

151
Q

Arises from thyrocervical trunk, a branch of subclavian artery

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Inferior thyroid artery

152
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Runs superficially on anterior border of lateral thyroid lobe, with its proximal course closely associated with superior laryngeal nerve

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Superior thyroid arteries

153
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Most of its branches penetrate posterior aspect of lateral thyroid lobe with close association with recurrent laryngeal nerve

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Inferior thyroid artery

154
Q

Single vessel originating from aortic arch or innominate artery, which enters the thyroid gland at inferior border of isthmus

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Thyroidea ima

155
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Venous drainage of thyroid gland

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Superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins

156
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Superior and middle thyroid veins drain into

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Internal jugular vein

157
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Inferior thyroid vein drain into

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Left brachiocephalic vein

158
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Lymphatic drainage of thyroid gland

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Level 6

159
Q

Fascia or thyroid gland

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Middle later DCF and true capsule

160
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First endocrine gland to develop

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Thyroid gland

161
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Thyroid gland originates as proliferation of endodermal epithelial cells on median surface of developing pharyngeal floor termed

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Foramen cecum

162
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Most common location of ectopic thyroid gland

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Deep to foramen cecum in tongue base= lingual thyroid

163
Q

Posterior visceral space endocrine glands that control calcium metabolism by producing parathormone

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Parathyroid gland

164
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Superior parathyroid gland normal locations

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Posterior border of middle 1/3 of thyroid (75%)

165
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Inferior parathyroid gland normal locations

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Lateral to lower pole of thyroid gland (50%)

166
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Arterial supply of parathyroid gland

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Superior thyroid artery and inferior thyroid artery

167
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Fascia of parathyroid gland

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Middle DCF

168
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Superior parathyroid gland develops from

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4th branchial pouch

169
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Inferior parathyroid gland develops from

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3rd branchial pouch

170
Q

Most frequent ectopic site of parathyroid gland

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Just below inferior thyroid pole

171
Q

Trachea extends in midline from inferior larynx at what vertebral body level to what level

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C6 to T5 (carina)

172
Q

Tracheal length

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10-13 cm

173
Q

Length of esophagus and extent

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25 cm

From C6 to T11

174
Q

Broadest of all tracheal cartilage

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First tracheal cartilage

175
Q

Blood supply of trachea

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Inferior thyroid artery and vein

176
Q

Upper limit of esophagus

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Cricopharyngeus muscle

177
Q

Blood supply of esophagus

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Inferior thyroid artery and vein

178
Q

Sentinel or highest node found at apex of internal jugular chain at angle of mandible

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Jugulodigastric node

179
Q

Node found at bottom of internal jugular chain in supraclaviculsr fossa

A

“Signal” Virchow node

180
Q

Level IA nodes, found between anterior bellis of digastric muscles

A

Submental

181
Q

Level IB nodes, found around submandibular glands in submandibular space

A

Submandibular nodes

182
Q

Level 2 nodes from posterior belly of digastric muscle to hyoid bone

A

Upper internal jugular chain

183
Q

Contains the jugulodigastric nodal group

A

Level 2A

184
Q

Level 3 nodes from hyoid bone to inferior margin of cricoid

A

Mid IJC nodes

185
Q

Level 4 nodes from inferior cricoid margin to clavicle

A

Lower internal jugular chain

186
Q

Nodes of posterior cervical space or spinal accessory chain

A

Level 5

187
Q

Level 5A nodes are from skull base to

A

Bottom of cricoid cartilage

188
Q

Nodes of visceral space

A

Level 6

189
Q

Superior mediastinal nodes

A

Level 7

190
Q

Parotid nodal group drain into

A

Level 2

191
Q

Retropharyngeal nodal group recieve drainage from

A

Posterior pharynx

192
Q

Final commin pathway for all lymphatics of upper aerodigestive tract and neck

A

Internal jugular chains

Head and neck radiology (15 decks)

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