Triangle & Root of the Neck (Hoagland) Flashcards
What are the terminal branches of the external carotid artery?
Maxillary artery
Superficial temporal artery
Which lymph nodes are located where the trapezius muscle attaches to the skull and drain the posterior scalp and neck?
Occipital nodes
Lymph draining from all tissues of the body ultimately return to the systemic circulation at the root of the neck via which two ducts?
Thoracic duct
Right lymphatic duct
What does the carotid sinus monitor?
Blood pressure (contains baroreceptors)
What does the carotid body monitor?
Partial pressure of oxygen (chemoreceptors)
Which nerve courses horizontally over the sternocleidomastoid muscle to innervate the skin over the naterior triangle of the neck?
Transverse cervical nerve (C2-C3)
What is the function of the following muscle?
Longus colli muscle
Flexes the neck and helps rotate it contralaterally.
Which of the cranial nerves pass through the anterior traingle?
CN VII
CN IX
CN X
CN XI
CN XII
Anterior boundary of the root of the neck:
Manubrium and clavicles
Within the carotid triangle, the external carotid artery gives rise to which five main arteries?
- Superior thyroid artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Occipital artery
Which vein drains the submental region?
Anterior jugular vein
The middle scalene muscle is innervated by:
C4-C6 ventral rami
These nodes eventually receive all lymphatic drainage from the head and neck either directly or indirectly through regional lymph nodes.
Deep cervical nodes
The posterior triangle of the neck is defined by:
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Trapezius muscle
Clavicle
What is the function of the following muscle?
Splenius capitis
Etends the head when both sides act together
Flexes the neck
Rotates the head toward the ipsilateral side of the contracting muscle
The carotid sinus is innervated by visceral sensory neurons from which cranial nerve?
CN IX - Glossopharyngeal
What nerves make up the cervical plexus (C1-C4)?
- Lesser occipital nerve (C2)
- Great auricular nerve (C2-C3)
- Transverse cervical nerve (C2-C3)
- Supraclavicular nerves (C3-C4)
The submental triangle is outlined by:
Midline of the neck
Anterior belly of the digastric muscle
Hyoid bone
What is the function of the following muscle?
Anterior scalene muscle
Elevates the 1st rib when the neck is fixed;
Flexes the neck anteriorly, laterally, and rotates the neck when the 1st rib is fixed
Which nerve ascends along the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and innervates the scalp posterior and superior to the ears?
Lesser occipital nerve (C2)
Which nerve courses over the sternocleidomastoid muscle to innervate the skin over the parotid gland, angle of jaw, and posterior ear?
Great auricular nerve (C2-C3)
Which triangle of the neck contains the following?
- Subclavian artery
- Subclavian vein
- Brachial plexus
Omoclavicular (subclavian) triangle
What are the boundaries of the occipital triangle?
Anterior: Posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid
Posterior: Anterior edge of the trapezius muscle
Inferior: Posterior belly of the omohyoid
Which nerve courses bilaterally and superioly on the lateral surface of the trachea and innervates the intrinsic laryngeal muscles and the mucosa of the infraglottic space?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
The submandibular triangle is outlined by:
Inferior margin of the mandible & posterior belly of the digastric muscle
The stylohyoid muscle
Anterior belly of the digastric muscle
The carotid body is innervated by visceral sensory neurons from which cranial nerves?
CN IX and CN X
From which artery does the superior laryngeal artery branch?
Superior thyroid artery —> External carotid artery
What is the function of the following muscle?
Omohyoid muscle
Depresses the hyoid bone relative to a fixed scapula
Which triangle of the neck contains the following?
- Common carotid artery
- Internal carotid artery
- External carotid artery and several branches
- Internal jugular vein
- Vagus nerve (CN X)
- Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
- Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
- Ansa cervicalis
- Transverse cervical nerve
- Cervical branch of the facial nerve (CN VII)
Cartoid triangle
Inferior boundary of the root of the neck:
Superior thoracic aperture
What is the function of the following muscle?
Posterior scalene muscle
Elevates the 2nd rib when the neck is fixed;
flexes neck anteriorly, laterally, and rotates the neck when the 2nd rib is fixed
What is the function of the following muscle?
Middle scalene muscle
Elevates the 1st rib when the neck is fixed;
Flexes the neck anteriorly, laterally, and rotates the neck when the 1st rib is fixed
What nerve innervates the stylohyoid muscle?
Facial nerve - CN VII
What does the superior thyroid artery supply?
Thyroid and parathyroid glands