Triangles Of The Neck 2 Flashcards
Submandibular Triangle Boundaries
Inferior margin of the mandible, posterior belly of digastric, anterior belly of the digastric
What tendon hold the digastric muscle to the hyoid bone?
Fascial sling
Muscles in the Submandibular Triangle
Digastric, Stylohyoid, Mylohyoid, Hypoglossus
Contents of the Submandibular Triangle
Submandibular gland, submandibular lymph nodes, hypoglossal nerve, facial vein/artery
Submental triangle boundaries
Anterior belly of the digastric, hyoid bone, median plan from the chin to the middle of the hyoid bone
Carotid Triangle Boundaries
Superior belly of omohyoid, stylohyoid and posterior belly. Of thee digastric, anterior border of the SCM
Contents of Carotid Triangle
Carotid arterial system, internal jugular vein, vagus, deep jugular lymph nodes, ansa cervicalis
Where does the right common carotid artery branch from?
Brachiocephalic trunk
Where does the left common carotid artery branch off of?
Aortic arch
Carotid Body
Chemoreceptor: monitors oxygen level in the blood
Carotid sinus
Baroreceptor: controls the BP to the brain
External Carotid Artery Branches
Ascending pharyngeal, occipital artery, posterior auricular artery, superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial artery
Terminal branches of the external carotid artery
Superficial thyroid artery, maxillary artery
Boundaries of muscular triangle
Anterior border or SCM, superior belly of omohyoid with hyoid, anterior midline of the neck
Strap muscles
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Muscles of the muscular triangle
SCM, Strap muscles, Cricothyroid
Bones, Cartilages, and connective tissues of the muscular triangle
Hyoid bone, Thyroid cartilage, thyrohyoid membrane, cricoid cartilage, tracheal cartilage
Glands in the muscular triangle
Thyroid glands, parathyroid glands
Parathyroid glands
Posterior surface of the thyroid gland. Regulate calcium levels
Thyroid gland
2 large lobes and a midline isthmus. May have a pyramidal lobe. Largest endocrine gland
Vasculature of the thyroid gland
Superior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery, Superior/middle/inferior thyroid vein
Nerves in the muscular triangle
Ansa Cervicalis. Superior laryngeal branch of vagus (internal, recurrent, and external).
Contents of the root of the neck
Subclavian vein/artery, vagus nerve, phrenic nerve, sympathetic trunk
Tributaries of Subclavian vein
Internal jugular vein, brachiocephalic vein, external jugular vein, inferior thyroid vein
Venous angles
Left: thoracic duct
Right: right lymphatic duct
Part 1 of subclavian artery
Vertebral artery, internal thoracic artery, Thyrocervical trunk
3 branches of the thyrocervical trunk
Transverse cervical, Suprascapular, inferior thyroid
Part 2 of subclavian artery
Costocervical trunk
Part 3 of subclavian artery
Dorsal scapular artery
Right vagus nerve
Passes anterior to R subclavian A, gives rise to R recurrent laryngeal nerve
Left vagus nerve
Anterior to Aortic arch, gives rise to L recurrent laryngeal nerve