Anatomy Of The Neck (Hontanilla) Flashcards

1
Q

The thoracic duct ascends along the vertebral column and … the trachea, at the base of the neck it turns LEFT in order to drain into the …..
Therefore, in the neck, we only find the thoracic duct on the … side.

A

Behind, left subclavian vein
LEFT

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2
Q

Coming out of the aortic arch, we have the … on the right side; on the left side we finde the … and the … coming off directly from the arch.

A

Brachiocephalic trunk, common carotid, left subclavian artery

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3
Q

On the left side, due to the presence of the ductus arteriosus during embryological development, the …. comes back up by going under the aortic arch. On the right side, we find it going back up earlier, by going under the ….

A

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve, subclavian artery.

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4
Q

The posterior triangle of the neck is formed between the:

A

Sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle

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5
Q

The … divides the posterior triangle of the neck into the:
- Occipital triangle
- Subclavian triangle

A

Omohyoid muscle

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6
Q

The … divides the posterior triangle of the neck into the:
- Occipital triangle
- Subclavian triangle

A

Omohyoid muscle

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7
Q

Name the following structures of the anterior triangle of the neck

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8
Q

¿Qué estructuras pasan por delante del escaleno anterior?

A

Vena subclavia y nervio frénico

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9
Q

¿Qué estructuras pasan entre escaleno anterior y medio?

A

Arteria subclavia y plexo braquial

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10
Q

¿Qué problema se da en el síndrome del escaleno?

A

Escaleno anterior y medio comprimen arteria y plexo
Cuando pedimos al paciente girar el cuello hacia un lado y elevar el brazo, el paciente deja de sentir y pierde circulación en el brazo.

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11
Q

Posterior neck musculature

A
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12
Q

Sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle and thyrohyoid muscle (the 3 from the anterior neck musculature-prethyroid musculature) are innervated by…

A

Ansa of cervicalis (originates from C1) and incorporates to hypoglossal nerve although it has no relation to it.

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13
Q

Cervical plexus goes from…

A

C1 TO C5

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14
Q

Brachial plexus goes from…

A

C5 TO C8

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15
Q

Passing through the … we find the phrenic nerve, which comes down from the neck towards the diaphragm in front of the fascia of the …

A

Carotid triangle, anterior scalene

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16
Q

¿Cómo podemos quitar el hipo?

A

Comprimiendo el frénico, que inerva el diafragma y pasa por el triángulo carotídeo

17
Q

Name the nerves of the cervical plexus

A
18
Q

All the sensory nerves arise from the same point of the neck and they coincide with the … This point of the neck is known as NERVE POINT OF THE NECK

A

Descent of the accessory nerve (XI)

19
Q

The … provides sensory innervation to the lateral and medial aspects of the neck.

A

Transverse cervical nerve

20
Q

A patient with mitral stenosis has dysphonya (ronquera), why is it?

A

As the left atrium enlarges, the left recurrent laryngeal nerve will be compressed.
(The left one goes between left bronchus and aortic arch while the right one goes under the subclavian artery).

21
Q

Name the fascias

A
22
Q

Can I child with sinusitis actually die?

A

Yes, if the fluid descends down the retropharyngeal space (virtual space between pretracheal and prevertebral fascia) to the mediastinum.

23
Q

Muscles of the mandibular region

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24
Q

Prethyroid musculature

A
25
Q

…. Nerve passes though the posterior triangle

A

Accessory

26
Q

Internal and external carotid arteries course along the… triangle in the neck

A

Carotid

27
Q

The … gives rise to the rest of arteries in the neck: lingual, facial, superficial temporal

A

External carotid artery

28
Q

The external jugular vein runs … the sternocleidomastoid, internal jugular vein runs ….

A

In front of, deep to it.

29
Q

Si se infecta seno cavernoso:

A

Oftalmoplejia

30
Q

Plexo pterigoideo, riesgo por…

A

Hemorragias (muy irrigado por ramas arteria maxilar)

31
Q

No hay ganglios linfáticos dentro de la parótida (V/F)

A

Falso