Triangles of Neck Flashcards
what are the anterior triangles?
submandibular, submental, carotid, and muscular
what is the boundaries of the submandibular?
mandible, two bellies of digastric muscle
what is located in the submandibular triangle?
submandibular gland and the facial artery
what are the boundaries of the submental triangle
anterior belly of digastric muscle, hyoid bone
what is located in the submental triangle
submental lymphoids
what are the boundaries of the carotid triangle
sternocleidomastoid muscle, posterior belly of digastric muscle, and omohyoid
what is found in carotid triangle
vagus, hypoglossal, common carotid
what is the boundaries of the muscular triangle
midline of neck, omohyoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle
what is found in the muscular triangle?
infrahyoid muscles
what are in the posterior triangles
subclavian or occipital
what is the boundaries of the subclavian?
clavicle, omohyoid, sternocleidomastoid
what is located in the subclavian?
subclavian artery, external jugular
what is the boundaries of the occiptal triangle?
sternocleidomastoid, omohyoid, trapizeus
what is found in the occipital triangle
spinal accessory nerve
