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Triangles of the Neck Flashcards

1
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The neck is divided into 2 triangles. What are their names?

A

Anterior Cervical Triangle

Posterior Cervical Triangle

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What are the sub-triangles of the anterior cervical triangle?

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  1. The submental triangle
  2. The submandibular triangle
  3. The carotid triangle
  4. The muscular triangle
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What are the borders of the anterior triangle?

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SCM, inferior border of mandible, imaginary midline

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What are the borders of the muscular triangle?

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SCM, superior belly of omohyoid, imaginary midline

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What are the borders of the submandibular triangle?

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Anterior and posterior bellies of digastric and mandible

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What are the borders of the submental triangle ?

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anterior belly of the digastric, imaginary midline, hyoid bone

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What are the borders of the carotid triangle?

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posterior belly of digastric, superior belly of omohyoid, SCM

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What are the borders of the posterior triangle?

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trapezius, SCM, part of the clavicle

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What are the sub-triangles of the posterior triangle?

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  1. The occipital triangle

2. The supraclavicular/subclavian triangle

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What are the borders of the occipital triangle?

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SCM, inferior belly of omohyoid, trapezius

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What are the borders of the subclavian/supraclavicular triangle?

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SCM, clavicle, inferior belly of omohyoid

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What are the contents of the muscular triangle?

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1. sternohyoid muscle
2 sternothyroid muscle 
3. thyrohyoid muscle
4. the thyroid
5. parathyroid glands
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What is in the submandibular triangle?

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  1. submandibular gland
  2. submandibular lymph nodes
  3. facial artery and vein
  4. hypoglossal nerve
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What is in the submental triangle?

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  1. submental lymph nodes
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What is in the carotid triangle?

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  1. the carotid sheath which covers the internal jugular vein, common carotid artery, vagus nerve
  2. the hypoglossal nerve (occasionally loops superficially across the carotid triangle)
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What is in the occipital triangle?

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  1. accessory nerve
  2. great auricular nerve
  3. supraclavicular nerves
  4. external jugular vein
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What is in the subclavian/supraclavicular triangle?

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  1. trunks of the brachial plexus
  2. the phrenic nerve
  3. the subclavian artery and vein
  4. the thyrocervical trunk with its 4 branches - inferior thyroid artery, suprascapular artery, transverse cervical artery, ascending cervical artery
  5. recurrent laryngeal nerve

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