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Vertebral artery
> Branches off subclavian artery
> Travels through foramina transversarium
- lateral masses of C1 = v. lateral so artery has to do 90 degree turn after C2 to reach lateral mass then another 90 degree turn to reach foramen magnum
> Then they connect to form basilar artery = posterior aspect of circle of willis (blood supply to brain)
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Anterior Triangle of the Neck
> Boundaries
- SCM
- Anterior midline of neck
- lower border of mandible
> Contents
- Carotid artery (pulse)
- Cranial and Cervical Nerves
- Suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles (swallowing + speech by moving hyoid bone)
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