Triangles Of The Neck Flashcards
Mandible has what two lines?
Digastric and mylohyoid lines
Name the 2 deep muscles the neck
Scalenes and prevertebral muscles
Scalenes are homologous to which muscles located in a different part of the body
Hypaxial body wall musculature
2 intermediate muscles of the neck
Suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles
- Suprahyoid muscles extend between
2. Infrahyoid muscles extend between
- Hyoid and skull
2. Hyoid and cartilages of trunk
3 superficial muscles of the neck
Trapezius, SCM and platysma
Trapezius and SCM have 2 innervations; what are they
Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)(main) and cervical rami
All the triangles of the neck are based on relation to ?
SCM
Boundaries of the anterior triangle
Anterior triangle has 2 subsections of triangles. What are these triangles called
SCM, anterior midline of neck, and mandible
Submental triangle and digastric triangle
Boundaries of the submental triangle
Hyoid, digastric, and mylohyoid
Boundaries of digastric triangle
Mandible, digastric, and mylohyoid
Boundaries of the posterior triangle (this is not a subsection; this is its own triangle)
Anterior trapezius, posterior SCM, and clavicle
SCM
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Action
- Manubrium (sternal head); medial clavicle (clavicular head)
- Mastoid process and superior nuchal line
- CN XI
- Rotates head, laterally flexes neck, anteriorly flexes cervical vertebrae, and extends atlanto-occipital joint
What are the 4 suprahyoid muscles?
Geniohyoid, mylohyoid, digastric and stylohyoid
Geniohyoid
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Action
- Internal mandibular symphysis
- Body of hyoid
- C1 via hypoglossal nerve
- Elevates hyoid
Mylohyoid
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Action
- Mylohyoid on the interior of the mandible
- Body of hyoid
- CN V3
- Elevates hyoid, raises floor of mouth