Triangles of the Face Flashcards
infrahyoid muscles
- part of anterior triangle
- depress the hyoid bone, depress larynx, depress mandible
List the infrahyoid m.
Omohyoid, sternothyroid, sternohyoid, thyrohyoid
Nerve of the infrahyoids
ansa hypoglossi (cervicalis) from C1, C2, C3
Suprahyoid muscles
elevate the hyoid, elevate larynx, depress the mandible-ALL ANT Triangle
List the suprahyoid m.
post/ant digastrics, mylohyoid, geniohyoid, stylohyoid
nerve of post digastric
CN7 (ant triangle)
n. of ant digastric
CN5 (ant)
n. of myohyoid
CN5 (ant)
nerve of geniohyoid
CN1 (ant)
n. of stylohyoid
CN7 (ant)
triangle of carotid artery-and branches
anterior-includes internal (oxygen to brain) and external carotid (branches in neck, face, etc.) arteries
artery that does not branch in face
int carotid-goes to brain
triangle of ant. jugular vein
ant. triangle
ant. jugular vein drains into
internal jugular vein
triangle of internal jugular vein
anterior