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Anatomy Of The Neck Flashcards

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Neck function

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Support for head
Allows for motion of head
Passageway
Contains important organs

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What part of spine is in neck

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Cervical spine (7)

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Hyoid bone (where/function)

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Anterior (C3 level)
Mobile
Muscle attachment and aid to keep airway open

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Soft issue glands of the neck

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Thyroid
Parathyroid
Salivary

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Thyroid gland (shape coverings, what kind of gland, level on spine, it has a ______ supply)

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Butterfly shaped (2 lobes connected by isthmus)
Thin fibrous capsule
Endocrine gland
Level of C5-T1
Rich blood supply

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Thyroid lobes wrap _____ to isthmus

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Posteriorly

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Thyroid lobes have ___ and ___ poles

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Superior
Inferior

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Thyroid lobes are posterior to the _______
Anterior to the _______

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Strap muscles
Longus colli muscle

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Isthmus is how thick, ______ to trachea and esophagus, and at the ____ level of the spine

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Relatively thin
Anterior
C5

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Parathyroid glands (how many, size, lie on _____ surface of each thyroid lobes, lie _____ to fibroids capsule, regulate _____ levels)

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Four small glands
Posterior
External
Calcium

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Salivary glands (function, location, produce, how many)

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Accessory glands for digestion
Lie in jaw and lower ear area
Produce and secrete saliva into oral cavity via ducts
3 paired glands

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What are the names of the salivary glands (3 paired)

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Parotids
Submandibulars
Sublinguals

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The parotid gland size, location, extends from/to, drainage via _____into the _____

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Largest
Wedges between mandible and sternocleidomastoid muscle
Extends from ear orifice to angle of the mandible
Stensen’s duct/mouth

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Submandibular gland (size, location, drainage via what/to where)

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2nd largest salivary gland
Located at angle of the jaw behind the mandible
Drainage via Wharton’s duct posterior to the teeth

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Parathyroid ______ calcium levels
Thyroid ______ calcium levels

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Raise
Lower

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Sublingual (size, location, duct)

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Smallest
Under the tongue
Bartholin’s duct

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What is the pharynx and what is it commonly known as

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Fibromuscular passageway for respiratory/digestive functions
Commonly referred to as the throat

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______ are located in the pharynx

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Tonsils

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3 sections of pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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Nasopharynx (what portion of pharynx, behind what, what tonsils/where, what enters laterally)

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Sup portion of pharynx
Directly behind nose
Adenoids tonsils on post wall
Auditory tubes enter laterally

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Oropharynx. (What portion of pharynx, behind what, what tonsils/where)

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Middle portion of the pharynx
Directly behind the mouth
Palatine tonsils on post wall

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Laryngopharynx (what portion of pharynx, adjacent to)

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Inferior portion of pharynx
Adjacent to opening of larynx and esophagus

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Larynx is what and AKa

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Modified part of air passage (voice production)
Voice box

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Important cartilages of the larynx

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Thyroid; shield shaped, ant ridge forms Adam’s apple
Cricoid: inferior to thyroid cartilage, marks start of esophagus and trachea

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Epiglottis
Elastic flap preventing food into the trachea
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Trachea (function, divides, reinforced by, passes through, bifurcation at)
Airway to the lungs Divides into right and left main bronchi Reinforced by c shaped cartilage Passes through mediastinum Bifurcation at T5
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Trachea is anterior to _______ and posterior to ______
Esophagus Thyroid isthmus
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Esophagus (what, travels through, ends at)
Muscular canal from mouth to stomach Travels through mediastinum Ends at GE junction
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Esophagus directly anterior to, posterior to
Spine Trachea and heart
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Vasculature of the neck
Carotid arteries Vertebral arteries Jugular veins
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Bifurcation of trachea at/called
T5 Carina
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Vasculature of the neck is on the ____ aspect of the neck and is _____¥ to the thyroid gland
Lateral Lateral
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Do Common carotids arteries give off side branches
No
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CCA are surrounded by
Carotid sheath
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CCA bifurcate into
Internal and external carotid arteries
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Thyroid lobes are ____ to the CCA
Medial
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CCA _____ to the jugular vein
Medial
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Right common carotid artery is a branch of
The brachiocephalic artery
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Left CCA is branch of
2nd branch of the aortic arch
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Internal carotid artery enters base of skull through the
Temporal bone
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ICA has ____ branches in the neck region
No
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ICA connects to the
Circle of Willis
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ICA function
Supply blood to the brain
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External carotid arteries have _____ branches in the neck area
Numerous
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ECA path is
Tortuous
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ECA function
Blood supply to the face and scalp
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Vertebral arteries are the first branch of the
Subclavian artery
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Vertebral arteries ascend through ______ of the _____ vertebrae
Transverse foramina Cervical
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Vertebral arteries re ____ to CCA
Posterior
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Vertebral arteries enter head via
Foramen magnum
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What do the vertebral arteries form with tin the head
The basilar artery which then connects to circle of Willis
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Internal jugular veins drain
Venous sinuses in head
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Internal jugular veins lie ____ to internal and CCA
Lateral
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IJV runs within the
Carotid sheath
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IJV collapse ____ with compression
Easily
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What is the carotid sheath
Strong fascia that surrounds structure to prevent easy compression
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What is in the carotid sheath
CCA IJV Vagus nerve
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What layer of meninges contains venous sinuses
Dura mater
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Vagus nerve is ____ to CCA/IJV and is located ____
Posterior Between the CCA and IJV
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Masseter (function, deep to, movement created)
Primary muscle of chewing Deep to parotid gland Elevates mandible
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Platysma (what, extend from/to, anterior to ___ and ____, create what)
Large thin muscular sheath Extends from mandible to clavicle Strap muscles SCM Creates ridges in neck
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Broad muscle closing diagonally in neck
Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)
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SCM extend from ___ and ____ to ____
Sternum Clavicle Strap muscles
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SCM is _____ to strap muscles
Lateral and anterior
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SCM function
Turn head from side to side and flexes neck
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Strap muscles are ___ to the thyroid
anterior and lateral
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3 pairs of strap muscles
Sternohyoid Sternothyroid Omohyoid
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Posterior muscles of the neck
Scalene Lavator scapulae Trapezius
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What posterior neck muscle is most posterior and superficial
Trapezius
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Cervical lymphatic system
Extensive lymphatic network in neck
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Cervical lymphatic system contains more than a ___ of the body’s total number of nodes
1/3
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Location of cervical lymphatic system (deep nodes, along, ant and inf to)
Deep nodes clustered along vessels Along lower jaw Anterior and inferior to ear

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