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Location of ant. cervical triangle in relation to sternomastoid m.
anterior to sternomastoid m.
Boundaries of ant. cervical triangle
Superior: lower border of body of mandible
Posterior: anterior border of sternomastoid
Anterior: midline extending from chin to sternal notch of manubrium
Name subdivisions of ant. cervical triangle
submandibular, carotid, muscular, submental triangles
boundaries of submandibular triangle
body of mandible, digastric m. (ant/post bellies)
boundaries of carotid triangle
sternomastoid, posterior belly of digastric, superior belly of omoyoid
boundaries of muscular triangle
superior belly of omohyoid, lower anterior margin of sternomastoid, midline of neck
boundaries of submental triangle
ant. bellies of both right and left digastric mm., body of hyoid
superficial structures of ant. cervical triangle
platysma, ant. jugular veins, cutaneous nn. (great auricular, transverse cervical), motor n. (cervical branch of facial n.)
origin/insertion of platysma
o: superficial fascia of upper pectoral and deltoid regions
i: skin and facial muscles overlying mandible
actions of platysma
tenses subcutaneous tissue of neck, assists in depressing lip and mandible
orientation of external jugular vv.
vertical near midline
relation of anterior jugular vv. to sternomastoid and what they empty into....
course deep to sternomastoid m. to empty into external jugular vv. in posterior cerv. triangle
Great auricular and transverse cervical are branches of what...
cervical plexus (C2,C3)
facial n. is CN .....
VII
muscles of facial expression controlled by what nerve?
CN VII
name of fascia surrounding sternomastoid mm.
investing fascia
describe where investing fascia is found and what it is attached to.
surrounds sternomastoid m., covers anterior cervical triangle, fuses in midline w/ counterpart from other side. Attached to bony structures in immediate vicinity (mandible, clavicle, manubrium)
Infrahyoid mm. also known as...
strap mm.
how many infrahyoid mm.
4
what layers are infrahyoid mm. found in?
b/w investing fascia and visceral fascia of thyroid gland trachea and esophagus
action of strap mm.
depress hyoid and larynx
innervation of infrahyoid mm.
motor branches of ansa cervicalis
what mm. compose floor of submandibular triangle?
mylohyoid, hypoglossus, middle pharyngeal constrictor
contents of submandibular triangle
superficial lobe of submandibular gland, facial artery and vein, hypoglossal n., lingual a.
hypoglossal n. also known as, and innervates..
CN XII, muscles of tongue
lingual a. is a branch of what artery?
external carotid a.
common carotid bifurcates at what level?
level of hyoid bone
two terminal branches of common carotid...
internal/external carotid a.
branches of internal carotid a. in cervical and facial region
none
location of internal carotid in relation to external carotid a.
posterior, lateral to external carotid
Carotid sinus present on external or internal carotid a.
internal
carotid sinus contains what?
baroreceptors of CN IX
CN IX connects carotid sinus w/ what structure?
cardiovascular regulating center in brainstem
What is present b/w bifurcation of internal/external carotid aa.?
carotid body
contents of carotid body
chemoreceptors (O2) of CN IX
another name for CN IX
glossopharyngeal
CN IX connects carotid body and what structure?
cardiovascular monitoring system in brainstem
What do branches of external carotid a. supply?
extracranial portions of face, upper cervical region
What are the branches of the external carotid a.?
superior thyroid, lingual, ascending pharyngeal, facial artery, occipital a., posterior auricular
superior thyroid a. supplies..
thyroid and parathyroid glands
two branches of superior thyroid a.
superior laryngeal, cricothyroid aa.
lingual a. supplies...
tongue
ascending pharyngeal a. supplies...
lateral pharyngeal wall
facial a. supplies...
lips, nose, medial angles of eyes
occipital a. supplies,
scalp in occipital region
posterior auricular a. supplies....
external auditory canal
branch of posterior auricular a. and what it supplies....
stylomastoid branch, supplies CN VII in stylomastoid canal
internal jugular v. drains.... exits skull where.... becomes tributary of....
brain, jugular foramen, brachiocephalic v.
Nerves w/in carotid triangle
Vagus, Spinal accessory n., Hypoglossal n., ansa cervicalis
contents of carotid sheath
internal jugular v., internal carotid a., CN X
CN X exits skull via...
jugular foramen
CN X supplies
motor branches: skeletal muscles of palate, pharynx, and larynx, external laryngeal n. (cricothyroid m.)
sensory branches: mucosa of esophagus, larynx, trachea, internal laryngeal n.
parasympathetic: glands in esophagus, larynx, trachea, thoracic and abdominal viscera
Spinal accessory n. innervates...
Sternomastoid, trapezius
hypoglossal n. innervates..
muscles of tongue
ansa cervicalis innervates..
geniohyoid and strap muscles
contents of carotid triangle
carotid bifurcation, carotid sinus, carotid body, branches of external carotid, ansa cervicalis, vagus, hypoglossal n. spinal accessory n., internal jugular v.
other names for vagus n., spinal accessory n., hypoglossal n.
CN X, CN XI, CN XII
contents of muscular triangle
veins: anterior jugular v., communicating v. connecting ant. jugular to common facial v.
muscles: infrahyoid
viscera: trachea, larynx
endocrine glands: thryoid glands, parathyroid glands
name infrahyoid mm.
sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid, thryohyoid
describe thyroid gland
two hemispheres connected by isthmus. occasionally a pyramidal lobe coursing superiorly from isthmus
where does isthmus of thryoid gland cross trachea
b/w 2 and 3rd tracheal rings
Arterial supply of thyroid gland
superior/inferior thryoid aa.
Veinous supply of thyroid gland...
superior, middle, inferior thyroid vv.
Thyroid gland secretes
thyrocalcitonin, triiodothyronine, tetraiodothyronine
T3 and T4 help regulate
basal metabolic rate ( rate of oxygen consumption)
thyrocalcitonin regulates
calcium metabolism
# of parathyroid glands..
4
location of parathyroid glands
one pair on posterior surface of each hemisphere
blood supply of parathyroid glands
same as thryoid gland
parathyroid glands secrete... which regulates.....
parathormone, calcium metabolism
contents of submental triangle....
beginning of anterior jugular v. and small lymph nodes that drain tongue
how many organs in body need iodine?
one, thyroid gland
what type of tissue has most well developed blood supply?
endocrine
What nerve supplies laryngeal mm.?
recurrent laryngeal nn. (right and left)
lt. recurrent laryngeal n. loops around what structure before ascending to laryngeal mm.?
aortic arch
rt. recurrent laryngeal n. loops around what structure before ascending to laryngeal mm.?
rt. subclavian
what cranial nn. exit the skull via the jugular foramen?
CN X, XI, XII