Anatomy Flashcards
(275 cards)
Thyroid gland is invested by what structure?
Pretracheal fascia
Cranial nerve that descends through the neck in the Carotid sheath?
Vagus nerve
Dental abscess. Pathway in which infection spread to the mediastinum?
Retropharyngeal space
Ludwig’s angina primarily involves which fascial planes?
Submandibular space
Hyoid bone approximately lies at what level of cervical vertebrae?
C3
Suprahyoid muscles?
Digastric (ant&post)
Mylohyoid
Stylohyod
Geniohyoid
Action of suprahyoid muscles
Elevates hyoid bone
Infrahyoid muscles
Deep
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyroid
Superficial
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
The right and left thyroid gland is connected by a narrow __________ located at the ________tracheal rings
ISTHMUS
2nd 3rd and 4th tracheal rings
How many grams is the thyroid?
20 grams
Blood supply of the thyroid?
Venous drainage?
Superior thyroid artery from external carotid
Inferior thyroid artery from thyrocervical trunk
Venous drainage:
Superior thyroid - IJV
Middle thyroid - IJV
Inferior thyroid- brachiocephalic
Present in 12% of individuals, its a small midline artery
Thyroidea Ima artery
First endocrine gland to develop; 24 days after fertilization
Thyroid gland
The developing thyroid gland is connected to the tongue by ?
The thyroglossal duct
The most common site of an ectopic thyroid?
Lingual
Primary tumors to oral cavity metastasize to nodes?
Level I,II and III
Tumors to oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx will metastasize to nodes?
LN II, III AND IV
Nasopharyngeal and thyroid cancers will metastasize to what level of nodes?
Level V
The cricoid cartilage of the larynx is at the level of which cervical vertebrae?
Cricoid cartilage - C6
Nerve injured during ligation of superior thyroid artery? Inferior thyroid artery?
Superior thyroid artery - External laryngeal nerve
Inferior thyroid artery- inferior/recurrent laryngeal
Laryngeal muscle acts as the chief tensor of the vocal cords? Relaxor?
Cricothyroid - tensor
Thyroarytenoid - relaxor
What side of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is more commonly injured?
Left side is more commonly injured
In tracheotomy, opening is made in the trachea at what tracheal ring?
Between 1st and 2nd
Or second through 4th tracheal rings
What cells produces the parathyroid hormone?
Parathyroid gland : chief cells (PTH) and oxyphil cell
Thyroid gland: follicular cell and para follicular cell