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20 Cards in this Set
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what is the carotid sheath?
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deep fascia
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what is contained in the carotid sheath?
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common carotid artery, vagus nerve, internal jugular vein
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location of subclavian artery
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arches into neck above first rib, between anterior scalene and middle scalene muscles
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brachial plexus roots
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C5-C8, T1; ventral (anterior) ramus
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nerves from brachial plexus to parts of neck
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dorsal scapular nerve, suprascapular nerve, nerve to subclavius
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where do nerves of brachial plexus emerge from?
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between anterior and middle scalene muscles
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emerge from thyrocervical trunk
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transverse cervical artery and suprascapular artery; then turns into inferior thyroid artery and gives off ascending cervical artery
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location of transverse cervical artery
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crosses neck superior to inferior belly of omohyoid muscle
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what does thyrocervical trunk terminate as?
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inferior thyroid artery
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what does the inferior thyroid artery supply?
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thyroid gland
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what branches off of the inferior thyroid artery?
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ascending cervical artery
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where does vertebral artery disappear into?
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transverse foramen of C6 vertebra
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where does vertebral vein emerge from?
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transverse foramen of C7 vertebra
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phrenic nerve roots
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C3-C5
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phrenic nerve location
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exclusively along anterior scalene muscle, deep to branches of thyrocervical trunk
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location of ansa cervicalis
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not in carotid sheath, lies superficial to carotid sheath
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vagus nerve is which cranial nerve?
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CN X
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location of vagus nerve
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between common carotid artery and internal jugular vein, and deep to them
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carotid sheath - order of contents (lateral to medial)
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vein, nerve, artery; nerve is deep to vein and artery
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location of cervical sympathetic trunk and ganglia
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deep and medial to carotid sheath
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