The Neck Flashcards
What are the key bones of the neck
Manubrium - superior sternum Clavicle - connects sternum to upper arm Scapula - posterior chest wall, provides attachment to posterior next muscles Cervical vertebrae - 7
What are C1 and C2 vertebrae often called?
C1 - atlas C2 - axis
Bone located opposite C3 which is critical for swallowing
Hyoid
Name the three SUPERFICIAL muscles of the neck
Platysma Sternocleidomastoid Trapezius
Muscle which lies over the anterior neck and depresses the mandible and tightens the skin of the neck
Platysma
What does the SCM connect to superiorly and inferiorly
Superiorly -Mastoid process of the temporal bone Inferiourly - Manubrium of the clavicle
Name the 4 Infra-hyoid muscle (also known as the Strap muscles)
Sternohyoid Sternothyroid Thyrohyoid Omohyoid
What are the lateral vertebral muscles
Anterior, middle and posterior scalene muscles
List the 4 supra-hyoid muscles
Mylohyoid muscle Geniohyoid muscle Stylohyoid muscle Digastric muscle
Name the two muscles which form the floor of the mouth
Mylohyoid muscle Geniohyoid muscle
What is this Muscle?
Digastric
What two arties does the external carotid split into within the parotid gland?
Maxillary artery,
Superficial temporal artery
The arteries within the mouth are branches of what artery
External carotid artery
Name the nodes included in the circular chain of lymph nodes (around base of skull and face)
- Parotid nodes
- Retroauricular nodes
- Occipital nodes
- Buccla nodes
- Submandibular nodes
- Submental nodes
Where are the superficial cervical chain of nodes located?
Along the external jugular vein, which runs along the SCM superficially
