Test 3 Flashcards
Margin of subclavian vein
lateral margin of first rib
Brachiocephalic vein
subclavian vein and internal jugular fuse anterior to anterior scalene
External Jugular vein
inferior and superficial to SCM
What is posterior to auricular vein and retromandibular vein?
EJV
Path of Vagus nerve:
carotid sheath and posterior to sterniocalvicular joint to enter thoracic cavity
The phrenic nerve runs:
lateral border of anterior scalene
Where does the phrenic nerve descend?
between subclavian ateries and vein to enter each side od manubrium
Anterior triangle boundaries:
anterior border of SCM
midline of neck
inferior border of mandible
roof: platysma and deep cervical fascia
Hyoid is at what level:
C3
Thyroid cartilage is at what level
C3/C4
Cricoid cartilage is at what level:
C5/C6
What muscles are in the anterior triangle?
suprahyoid
infrahyoid
What nerves are in the anterior triangle?
transverse cervical
hypoglossal
What veins are in the anterior triangle:
IJV
What arteries are in the anterior triangle?
common carotid (internal and external)