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Posterior Triangle And Root Of The Neck Flashcards

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Purple Arrow

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Supraclavicular Nerve(s)

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Costocervical trunk

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Posterior Triangle of the neck boundaries

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  • Posterior border of sternocleidomastoid,
  • anterior border of trapezius
  • middle 1/3 of clavicle
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Splenius capitis muscles run from the ______ -> _________

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cervical vertebrae to the skull

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Thyrocervical trunk

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Nerves that run through the root of the neck

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  • Vagus (CN X)
  • Reccurent laryngeal
  • phrenic
  • cervical sympathetic trunk
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Suprascapular artery

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Mastoid Process

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Distal subclavian artery

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Vertebral artery (through transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae except C7)

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What structure run through the scalene gap?

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  • Subclavian artery
  • Brachial Plexus
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Vagus (CN X)

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splenius capitis

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Longus Coli Origin -> Insertion

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Upper thoracic/ Lower cervial vertebral bodies and middle cervical transverse process -> upper cervical vertebral bodies

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External jugular vein

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Veins of the posterior triangle:

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  • External juglar vein
  • posterior auricular vein
  • posterior division of the retromandibular vein
  • drains into subclavian vein
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Great Auricular nerve

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Longus Capitis Origin -> insertion

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middle cervical transverse processes -> occipital bone

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Nerve point of the neck

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Subclavian Artery

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Dorsal Scapular Artery

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Scalenes

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Transverse Cervical nerve

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The posterior division of the retromandibular vein drains to the:

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external jugular vein

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Red Dot
Mandible
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Green Arrow
lesser occipital nerve
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Red Arrow
Clavicle
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Arteries that come off of the subclavian atery in the root of the neck
* vertebral artery * internal thoracic atery * thyrocervical trunk * costocervical trunk * Dorsal Scapular artery
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Which muscle of the posterior triangle of the neck runs in a different direction from the rest?
Inferior belly of omohyoid
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Longus Capitis innervation
Cervical anterior rami
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What divides the neck into two superficial triangles? (Regions)
Sternocleidomastoid
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Blue Arrow
Posterior Auricular vein
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Longus Coli Action
flex neck
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Purple Arrow
Inferior belly of omohyoid
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Nerves in the posterior triangle are the ________ branches of the _______ plexus
sensory cervical
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Green Arrow
Common Carotid Artery
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Green Arrow:
Transverse cervical artery
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Which cervical vertebrae does not have a sensory nerve?
C1
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Levator scapulae runs from the ____ -\> \_\_\_\_\_
scapula -\> cervical vertebrae
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Which arteries run through the posterior traingle of the neck?
* transverse cervical artery * suprascapular artery * distal subclavian artery * dorsal scapular artery
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Which cranial nerve runs through the posterior triangle
Spinal Accersory nerve (CN XI)
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left thoracic duct drains lymph from:
everywhere except right arm and right upper thorax
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Arteries of the Thyrocervical trunk
Suprascapular artery (cervical) Transverse cervical artery (cervical) Inferior thyroid artery (thryroid)
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Platysma Origin -\> insertion
Inferior border or the mandible/skin of the lower face -\> Deltopectoral fascia
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Platysma innervation
Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Purple Arrow:
Cervical sympatheic trunk
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Blue Arrow:
Suprascapular artery
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Purple Arrow:
Dorsal Subscapular artery (branch of the subclavian)
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Red Arrow:
Inferior thyroid artery
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Sternocleidomastoid action:
Unilateral: lateral flexion, contralateral rotation Bilateral: inferior flexion Superior Extension
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Boundaries of the neck:
First rib Base of skull Inferior margin of mandible
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Longus capitis action
flex neck flex atanto-occipital joint
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Scalene gap is between which scalene muscles?
Anterior, Middle
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The external jugular vein drains to the:
subclavian vein
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Green Arrow
Hyoid bone
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Muscles of the posterior triangle
* splenius capitis * levator scapulae * scalenes * inferior belly of omohyoid
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Blue Dot
Levator Scapulae
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Blue Arrow:
Transverse Cervical Artery
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The posterior aurciular vein drains to the:
external jugular vein
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Nerves of the cervical plexus from superior to inferior
* lesser occipital nerve * great auricular nerve * transverse cervical nerve * supraclavicular nerve(s)
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right thoracic duct drains lymph from:
right arm and right upper thorax
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Sternocleidomastoid Innervation
Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
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Anterior Triangle of the neck boundaries
* anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, * inferior border of the mandible, * anterior midline of the neck
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Purple dot
Thyroid cartilage
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Longus Coli innervation
cervical anterior rami
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Red Arrow
Posterior division of the retromandibular vein
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Structures in the Venous angle
subclavian vein internal jugular vein brachiocephalic vein thoracic duct right lymphatic duct
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Sternocleidomastoid Origin -\> Insertion
Manubrium, medial 1/3 of clavicle -\> mastoid process
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Red Arrow
Internal Thoracic Artery
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Scalene muscle Origin -\> Insertion
Origin: cervical transverse processess Insertion: 1st rib (anterior, middle) 2nd rib (posterior)
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Platysma Action
Draws skin of neck superiority and corners of mouth inferiorly
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Blue Arrow
Manubrium
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Cervical ribs (rare) in the interscalene triangle can compress:
subclavian artery inferior trunk of the brachial plexus
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Blue Arrow
Styloid process
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Blue Arrow:
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
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Red Arrow:
Phrenic nerve

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