Final Exam Flashcards
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what are the bony articulations of the hyoid bone?
the hyoid bone does not have any body articulations
Which ligaments attach to the hyoid bone?
stylohyoid ligaments: attach to lesser horns and suspend hyoid from styloid process
Thyrohyoid membrane (ligament) attaches hyoid to thyroid cartilage
What are the bones of the neck?
manibrium of sternum
clavicle
what is the platysma?
thin layer of muscle covering the enck
what are the three layers of the deep neck fascia?
investing cervical fascia: provides sheath for trapezius and SCM muscles (continuous with nuchal lig)
Pretracheal fascia: encases infrahyoid muscles, blends with carotid sheath, slings for the digastric and omohyoid m.
Prevertebral fascia: encases the deep muscles anterior to vertebral bodies, scalenes, deep cervical muscles
What are the 2 triangles in the anterior cervical region?
Submandibular triangle
Carotid triangle
What are the 4 regions of the neck?
anterior cervical region
SCM
Lateral cervical region
posterior cervical region
What are the borders of the submandibular triangle?
inferior border of mandible
anterior/posterior bellies of diagastric
what is the floor of the submandibular triangle?
mylohyoid, hypoglossus, middle constrictor of the pharynx
What is contained within the submandibular triangle?
Submandibular gland
submandibular lymph nodes
Hypoglossal n
n. to mylohyoid
fascial a.
Submental a.
What are the borders of the carotid triangle?
Superior: posterior belly of digastric
lateral: ant border of scm
Medial: superior belly of omohyoid
What is found within carotid triangle?
common carotid
carotid body
Carotid sinus
Where does the common carotid bifurcate?
superior border of thyroid cartilage
What is the function of the carotid body and carotid sinus? innervation?
sense oxygen content and blood pressure
IX, X
What does the carotid sheath incase?
common carotid
internal jugular v.
vagus n.
what connects the L and R carotid sheaths?
alar fascia
Where does the ansa cervicalis lie?
superficial to carotid sheath
What are the borders of the muscular triangle?
superior: superior belly of omohyoid
medial: median plane
Inferior: anterior border of the scm
what are the contents of the muscular triangle?
infrahyoid m.
thyroid gland
parathyroid gland
what are the borders of the submental triangle?
inferior: body of hyoid bone
lateral: anterior bellies of digastric
what are the contents of the submental triangle?
mylohyoid m.
small lymph nodes
function of the suprahyoid muscles?
for floor of the oral cavity
anchor the hyoid (muscles attach)
elevate hyoid and larynx (swallowing)
what is the clinical significance of the lesser supraclavicular fossa?
internal jugular v. in this space
attachments of the SCM?
superior: lateral surface of mastoid and nuchal line
inferior: ant manibrium, medial clavicle