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What are the major triangular divisons of the neck?
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posterior triangle
anterior triangle |
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What is the structure of the posterior triangle of the neck?
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bounded by sternocleidomastoid muscle (posterior), trapezius (anterior), and the clavicle (superior)
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What structures are located in the posterior tiangle of the neck?
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acessory nerve
cutaneous branches of servical plexus external jugular vein subclavian vein and artery transverse cervical and supra scapular vessels inferior omohyoid roots and trunks of brachial plexus |
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How is the posterior triangle of the neck divided?
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occipital triangle (superior)
inferior omohyoid (border) subclavian triangle (inferior) |
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What is the structure of the anterior triangle of the neck?
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bounded by sternoclediomastoid (anterior), midline of the neck, and the mandible (inferior)
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How is the anterior triangle of the neck divided?
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digastric triangle (superior)
muscular triangle (anterior) carotid triangle (lateral) |
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What are the attachments of the hyoid bone?
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geniohyoid
mylohyoid onohyoid sternohyoid stylohyoid thyrohyoid digastric (anterior and posterior0 |
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What are the major nerves of the neck?
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accesory
cervical plexus brachial plexus |
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What is the structure of the accesory nerve?
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union between cranial roots, from the medulla oblongata, through the jugular foramen to the spinal roots, lateral aspects of cervical segments
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What are the functions of the accessory nerve?
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innervate sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles of the neck
motor nerves innervate soft palate, physrynegeal constrictors, and larynx |
