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(E1) 3 - Anterior Triangle Flashcards

Exam 1 (48 cards)

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What are the 5 veins found in the anterior triangle?

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  1. external jugular
  2. retromandibular branches
  3. facial
  4. common facial
  5. internal jugular
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What are the 6 nerves found in the anterior triangle?

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  1. cervical plexus (and c1-3 = ansa cervicalis)
  2. mylohyoid (V3)
  3. cervical branch of facial (VII)
  4. vagus
  5. accessory (XI)
  6. hypoglossal (XII)
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What are the 5 arteries that come off of the external carotid artery?

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  1. ascending pharyngeal
  2. superior thyroid
  3. lingual
  4. facial
  5. occipital
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What are the 3 main arteries found in the anterior triangle?

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  • common carotid
  • internal carotid (no branches in the neck)
  • external carotid (5 branches)
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Where does the common carotid artery bifurcate in the neck?

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C3

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What is the roof to all the triangles within the anterior triangle?

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Skin, superficial fascia/platysma, and deep fascia

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Where is the submental triangle?

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Unpaired - gap between anterior digastric

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What are the boundaries of the submental triangle?

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What are the contents of the submental triangle?

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What are the boundaries of the muscular triangle?

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  • anterior border of SCM
  • the superior belly of omohyoid
  • midline of body
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What is the floor of the muscular triangle?

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Sternohyoid and sternothyroid

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What are the contents of the muscular triangle?

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  • Strap muscles
  • branches of Ansa cervicalis
  • Larynx
  • trachea
  • thyroid gland
  • parathyroid glands
  • esophagus
  • superior thyroid artery and vein
  • inferior thyroid vein
  • anterior jugular vein
  • submental lymph nodes
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What is the thyroid gland and where do you find it?

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2 lobes joined together in the midline by an isthmus (2/3 tracheal rings)

  • C5 is the superior limit, T1 is the inferior limit (sits on the anterior of the body
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Where would you find the parathyroid glands?

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Sits on the posterior surface of the body

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What are the boundaries of the carotid triangle?

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What makes up the floor of the carotid triangle?

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Hyoglossus muscle
Thyrohyoid muscle

(below wrap around the throat from the posterior)
Middle constrictor muscle
Inferior constrictor muscle

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What makes up the roof of the carotid trangle?

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  • Skin
  • superficial fascia/platysma
  • deep (investing) fascia
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What are the 3 main arteries found in the carotid triangle?

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  • Common carotid
  • internal carotid artery
  • external carotid artery
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Where does the common carotid artery bifurcate?

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C3

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Does the internal carotid artery branch in the neck?

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No - enters the skull through the carotid canal

21
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What can be found behind the bifurcation of the common carotid artery?

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Carotid Sinus and Carotid bodies

22
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What are the branches of the external carotid artery?

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What are the 5 veins found in the carotid triangle?

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  1. internal jugular
  2. common facial
  3. lingual
  4. superior thyroid
  5. middle thyroid
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What does the internal jugular vein unite with?

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Unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein

25
Where do all veins from the carotid triangle empty into?
All empty into the internal jugular vein
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What two veins unite to form the common facial vein?
Facial and anterior of retromandibular vein
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What are the 6 nerves found in the carotid triangle?
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Where does the superior laryngeal nerve come from and what are its branches?
Comes off of vagus Branches into: internal and external laryngeal branches
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What nerve does the ventral rami of C1 run with?
Hypoglossal Nerve XII (it is not a branch!!!)
30
What does the sympathetic trunk lie behind?
Behind carotid sheath
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What is the ventral rami of C1 also called?
Nerve to the thyrohoid
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What are the contents of the carotid sheath.
- internal jugular vein - vagus nerve X - common carotid (lower part) and/or internal carotid (upper part) - deep cervical lymph nodes
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What is the carotid sheath made up of?
Deep fascia including superficial, middle and deep layers
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What are the attachments for the carotid sheath?
Base of the skull and merges with the CT around the arch of the aorta
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The hypoglossal nerve makes an anterior bend and runs under the ________ artery
Occipital
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The hypoglossal nerves crosses over the _______ artery
Lingual
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The hypoglossal nerve travels underneath ______________ (muscle)
Posterior digastric
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C1 travels with hypoglossal to the ___________
thyrohyoid
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What are the visceral structures found in the carotid triangle?
- larynx - thyroid - deep cervical lymph nodes (assoc with internal jugular)
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What are the boundaries of the submandibular triangle?
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What muscles make up the floor of the submandibular triangle?
- mylohyoid - hyoglossus - middle pharyngeal constrictor (posterior aspect)
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OIN: Mylohyoid muscle
O: mylohyoid line of mandible I: midline raphe from chin to hyoid N: nerve to mylohyoid (V3)
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OIN: Hyoglossus muscle
O: greater horn of hyoid I: lateral surface of tongue I: Hypoglossal N (XII)
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OIN: Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor
O: greater horn of hyoid and stylohyoid ligament I: other side of muscle at midline raphe N: Pharyngeal plexus (CN X and XI)
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What are the contents of the submandibular triangle?
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Name the vessels found in the submandibular trunk. (arteries, veins and nerves)
Facial A Facial V Hypoglossal N (XII) Mylohyoid N (V3) Small Part: - lingual artery and lingual N.
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What branches off of the facial artery and what does it supply?
Submental Artery - supplies gland and face
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What artery does the mylohyoid nerve parallel?
Submental artery

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