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Week 1: Station 5 - Neck Flashcards

1
Q

Identify the compartments of the neck

A
  1. Visceral
  2. Vascular
  3. Vertebral
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2
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What is housed in the visceral neck compartment?

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  • Thyroid
  • Parathyroid glands
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Oesophagus
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3
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What is housed in the vascular neck compartment?

A
  • All major blood vessels
  • Vagus nerve
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4
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What is housed in the vertebral neck compartment?

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  • Cervical vertebrae
  • Postural muscles (prevertebral and postvertebral)
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5
Q

What surrounds all three compartments?

A

Musculofacial collar

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6
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A

A. Bifid spinous process

B. Lamina

C. Vertebral foramen

D. Posterior tubercle

E. Transverse foramen

F. Pedicle

G. Superior articular facet

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7
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How many cervical vertebra are there?

A

7

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8
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What type of joint is found between the occipital condyles and atlas?

A

Synovial condyloid

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9
Q

What type of joint is present between C1 and C2 at the odontoid peg?

A

Synovial pivot

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10
Q

What structures pass through the transverse foramen?

A

Vertebral arteries

Veins

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11
Q

What curvature exists in the cervical region of the vertebra?

A

Lordosis

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12
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What are the boundaries of the anterior triangle?

A
  • Anterior edge of the SCM
  • Midline
  • Mandible (superiorly)
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13
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What are the boundaries of the posterior triangle?

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  • Trapezius posteriorly
  • SCM edge anteriorly
  • Clavicle inferiorly
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14
Q

What are the contents of the anterior neck triangle?

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  • Hyoid bone
  • Anterior digastric belly
  • IJV
  • ECA
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15
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What is the origin and insertion of the SCM?

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Origin = clavicle and manubrium (two heads)

Insertion = Mastoid process

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16
Q

If the RIGHT sternocleidomastoid contracts what are the two actions it has?

A
  • Head tilts right
  • Face turns left
17
Q

What are the actions of the trapezius muscle?

A
  • Retraction of scapula
  • Superior rotation of scapula
  • Depression of scapula
18
Q

Which cranial nerve innervates the SCM and trapezius?

A

Accessory nerve (CrN XI)

19
Q

What triangle of the neck is the accessory nerve found?

A

Posterior triangle

20
Q

What are the 4 divisions of the anterior triangle?

A
  • Submental
  • Digastric
  • Carotid
  • Muscular
21
Q

Identify the 4 triangles here

A

Yellow = digastric

Red = submental

Blue = carotid

Brown = muscular

22
Q

What are the boundaries of the submental triangle?

A

Superior = Mandible

Inferior = Hyoid

Lateral = Anterior digastric

Posterior = Myolohyoid

23
Q

What are the contents of the submental triangle?

A

Submental lymph nodes

24
Q

What are the boundaries of the digastric triangle?

A

Superior = Mandible

Inferior = Hyoid bone

Medial = Anterior belly of digastric

Posterior = Posterior belly of digastric

25
Q

What are the contents of the digastric triangle?

A

Facial artery

Submandibular salivary gland

26
Q

What are the boundaries of the carotid triangle?

A

Superior = Posterior belly of digastric and hyoid bone

Anterior = Omohyoid

Posterior and Lateral = SCM

27
Q

What are the contents of the carotid triangle?

A

Neurovascular sheath

  • IJV
  • ECA
  • Vagus
28
Q

What are the boundaries of the muscular triangle?

A

Superior = Hyoid and sup. omohyoid belly

Inferior = Manubrium

Lateral = Omohyoid and SCM

Posterior = Sternohyoid

29
Q

What are the contents of the muscular triangle?

A

Infrahyoid muscles

30
Q

What nerve structure is found at the floor of the posterior triangle?

A

Brachial plexus

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