Deep structures of neck

Question 1

anterior vertebral muscles lie:

Answer 1

directly posterior to retropharyngeal space and medial to neurovascular plane

Question 2

what are the anterior prevertebral muscles?

Answer 2

longus colli and capitis, rectus capitis anterior, and anterior scalene

Question 3

lateral vertebral muscles lie:

Answer 3

posterior to the neurovascular plane and form the floor of the posterior triangle

Question 4

what are the lateral prevertebral muscles?

Answer 4

rectus capitis lateralis, splenius capitis, levator scapulae, middle and posterior scalene

Question 5

attachments of longus capitis

Answer 5

basilar part of occipital bone to transverse processes of C3-6

Question 6

innervation of longus capitis

Answer 6

C1-C3 spinal nerves

Question 7

attachments of longus colli

Answer 7

anterior tubercle of C1, bodies of C1-3, transverse processes of C3-C6 to bodies of C5-T3 and transverse processes of C3-C5

Question 8

innervation of longus colli

Answer 8

C2-C6 spinal nerves

Question 9

attachments of rectus capitis anterior

Answer 9

basilar part of occipital bone to lateral mass of C1

Question 10

innervation of rectus capitis anterior

Answer 10

C1 and C2 spinal nerves

Question 11

attachments of rectus capitis lateralis

Answer 11

basilar part of occipital bone to transverse process of C1

Question 12

innervation of rectus capitis lateralis

Answer 12

C1 and C2 spinal nerves

Question 13

root of the neck is the junctional area between the:

Answer 13

thorax and neck located on the cervical side of the superior thoracic aperture

Question 14

superior thoracic aperture is at:

Answer 14

manubrium, rib 1, and T1 vertebra

Question 15

part 1 of subclavian artery includes:

Answer 15

vertebral, internal thoracic, and thyrocervical arteries

Question 16

branches of thyrocervical arteries:

Answer 16

inferior thyroid, ascending cervical, suprascapular, and transverse cervical

Question 17

part 2 of the subclavian artery includes:

Answer 17

costocervical trunk

Question 18

branches of the costocervical trunk:

Answer 18

superior intercostal and deep cervical

Question 19

part 3 of the subclavian artery includes:

Answer 19

dorsal scapular artery

Question 20

parts of the subclavian artery are in relation to:

Answer 20

the anterior scalene muscle

Question 21

anterior jugular vein descends neck and drains into:

Answer 21

external jugular or subclavian veins

Question 22

right and left jugular veins unite in midline to form:

Answer 22

jugular venous arch

Question 23

internal jugular vein unties with:

Answer 23

subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein (venous angle)

Question 24

thoracic duct terminates in junction between:

Answer 24

left IJV and left subclavian veins

Question 25

near junction, the thoracic duct is joined by:

Answer 25

left jugular trunk, left subclavian trunk, and left bronchomediastinal trunk

Question 26

left jugular trunk drains:

Answer 26

left side of head and neck

Question 27

left subclavian trunk drains:

Answer 27

left upper limb

Question 28

left bronchomediastinal trunk drains:

Answer 28

left half of thoracic structures

Question 29

5 groups of superficial LNs form a ring around the head:

Answer 29

occipital, mastoid, pre-auricular and parotid, submandibular, and submental nodes

Question 30

superficial cervical lymph nodes are found along:

Answer 30

EJV on superficial surface of SCM

Question 31

superficial cervical LNs primarily drain:

Answer 31

posterior and posterolateral regions of the scalp through occipital and mastoid LNs

Question 32

deep cervical LNs are found along the:

Answer 32

IJV

Question 33

deep cervical LNs are divided into upper and lower groups by the:

Answer 33

intermediate tendon of omohyoid

Question 34

jugulodigastric deep cervical LNs:

Answer 34

most superior, located where posterior belly of digastric crosses IJV; receives lymphatic drainage from tonsils and tonsillar region

Question 35

jugulo-omohyoid deep cervical nodes:

Answer 35

located just inferior to intermediate of omohyoid; receives lymphatic drainage from the tongue

Question 36

nerves in the root of the neck:

Answer 36

phrenic, vagus, and sympathetic trunks

Question 37

vagus nerve branches in the neck:

Answer 37

pharyngeal, superior laryngeal, right recurrent laryngeal, left recurrent laryngeal, and cervical cardiac branches

Question 38

postsynaptic neurons from ganglia send fibers to the cervical spinal nerves via:

Answer 38

gray rami communicantes

Question 39

3 layers of cervical viscera from superficial to deep:

Answer 39

endocrine, respiratory, and alimentary levels

Question 40

endocrine layer of cervical viscera consists of:

Answer 40

thyroid and parathyroid

Question 41

respiratory layer of cervical viscera consists of:

Answer 41

larynx and trachea

Question 42

alimentary layer of cervical viscera consists of:

Answer 42

pharynx and esophagus

Question 43

thyroid gland lies deep to:

Answer 43

sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles

Question 44

accessory thyroid tissue may appear:

Answer 44

anywhere along the course of the thyroid gland as it relocates during development

Question 45

thyroid gland receives arterial supply from:

Answer 45

superior thyroid and inferior thyroid arteries

Question 46

superior thyroid artery supplies the:

Answer 46

anterosuperior aspect of the thyroid

Question 47

inferior thyroid artery supplies the:

Answer 47

posterior aspect of the thyroid including inferior pole

Question 48

thyroid ima artery

Answer 48

a small, unpaired thyroid ima artery arises from the brachiocephalic trunk in approximately 10% of people

Question 49

superior thyroid veins drain:

Answer 49

superior poles

Question 50

middle thyroid veins drain:

Answer 50

middle of lobes

Question 51

inferior thyroid veins drain:

Answer 51

inferior poles

Question 52

superior and middle thyroid veins drain into:

Answer 52

IJV

Question 53

inferior thyroid vein drains into:

Answer 53

brachiocephalic vein

Question 54

thyroid gland lymphatics drain initially into:

Answer 54

prelaryngeal, pretracheal, and paratracheal LNs

Question 55

prelaryngeal LNs drain into:

Answer 55

superior deep cervical LNs

Question 56

pretracheal and paratracheal LNs drain to:

Answer 56

inferior deep cervical LNs

Question 57

injury to recurrent laryngeal nerve causes:

Answer 57

hoarseness

Question 58

arterial supply to parathyroid glands is mostly from:

Answer 58

inferior thyroid glands