Deep Structures of the Neck — Flashcards

From lateral to medial, the three major structures within the carotid sheath include the _____ vein, vagus nerve, and the common carotid artery. Bonus: What is embedded in the anterior wall of the fascia?

What are the 5 branches of ECA given off in the carotid triangle?_____ (Anterior branches).Ascending pharyngeal (medial branch)Occipital artery (posterior branch)

Hint: 3

Boundaries of the carotid triangle:_____ is formed by skin, superficial fascia, platysma, and deep fascia containing branches of facial and cutaneous cervical nerves.

Modifications of deep cervical fascia:_____ space is located between the buccopharyngeal fascia and the prevertebral fascia.

Supraglottic larynx is drained by lymphatics, which pierce the _____ membrane and go to upper deep cervical nodes.

Infraglottic larynx is drained by lymphatics, which pierce the _____ membrane and go to lower deep cervical nodes and mediastinal nodes

Beahrs' triangle (recurrent laryngeal nerve triangle) is formed by the _____ artery, inferior thyroid artery, and the RLN

The structure marked is the _____.

What are the contents of the posterior triangle (occipital and subclavian triangles) of the neck? (6)

The image shows a _____ cervical vertebra, which could be seen at the _____ levels