Surface Anatomy of the Neck — Flashcards

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Boundaries of the carotid triangle:_____ border is formed by the posterior belly of digastric and stylohyoid muscle.

Contents of the _____ triangle are 3rd part of the vertebral artery, suboccipital nerve (dorsal ramus of C1) and suboccipital venous plexus.

Which nerves form both the content and the roof of the posterior triangle?_____

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

The surgical demarcation between level III and level IV in the neck is the horizontal line along the inferior border of _____

The _____pharynx is made of Base of tongue, Pillars, tonsils, PPW

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

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What are the components of the cruciform ligament of the atlas: _____, Inferior longitudinal band, and Transverse ligament

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Flashcard 1: Boundaries of the carotid triangle:_____ border is formed by the posterior belly of digastric and stylohyoid muscle.

Answer: Superior

Flashcard 2: Contents of the _____ triangle are 3rd part of the vertebral artery, suboccipital nerve (dorsal ramus of C1) and suboccipital venous plexus.

Answer: suboccipital

Flashcard 3: Which nerves form both the content and the roof of the posterior triangle?_____

Answer: Lesser occipital, Great auricular, Transverse cervical, and Supraclavicular nerves (4 cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus)

Extra: These four cutaneous nerves emerge from the nerve point of the neck (Erb's point) at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. They are considered contents of the posterior triangle that pierce the investing layer of deep cervical fascia (the roof) to reach the skin.

Flashcard 4: Supraglottic larynx is drained by lymphatics, which pierce the _____ membrane and go to upper deep cervical nodes.

Answer: thyrohyoid

Flashcard 5: The surgical demarcation between level III and level IV in the neck is the horizontal line along the inferior border of _____

Answer: cricoid cartilage

Flashcard 6: The _____pharynx is made of Base of tongue, Pillars, tonsils, PPW

Answer: oro

Flashcard 7: The structure marked is the _____.

Answer: ansa cervicalis

Flashcard 8: What are the contents of the posterior triangle (occipital and subclavian triangles) of the neck? (6)

Answer: 1. Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) 2. Brachial plexus (trunks) 3. Cervical plexus (cutaneous branches) 4. Subclavian artery (3rd part) 5. Transverse cervical and suprascapular vessels 6. External jugular vein and lymph nodes (occipital and supraclavicular)

Flashcard 9: The image shows a _ cervical vertebra, which could be seen at the _ levels

Answer: typical

Flashcard 10: What are the components of the cruciform ligament of the atlas: _____, Inferior longitudinal band, and Transverse ligament

Answer: Superior longitudinal band

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