NECK Flashcards
1
Q
The thyroid gland is invested by what structure
A
pretracheal fascia
2
Q
investing layer that encircles the neck
splits to enclose the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
A
superficial cervica fascia
3
Q
thin layer that is attached above too the laryngeal cartilages
A
pretracheal layer
4
Q
forms a false capsule of the thyroid gland
A
pretracheal layer
5
Q
surrounds the thyroid, parathyroid, forming a sheath and encloses the infrahyoid muscles
A
pretracheal layer
6
Q
thick layer that passes like a septum across the neck behind the pharynx and esophagus
and in front of the prevertebral muscles and the vertebral column
A
prevertebra layer
7
Q
forms the fascia floor of the posterior triangle
A
prevertebral layer
8
Q
muscles forming the posterior triangle
A
sternocleidomastoid splenius capitis levator scapulae anterior scalene middle scalene trapezius
