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35 Cards in this Set
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What are the borders of the anterior triangle?
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SCM, edge of mandible, and midline of the neck.
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What level is the hyoid bone?
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3rd cervical vertebrae
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What level is the thyroid cartilage?
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Between C-4 and C-5
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What level is the cricoid cartilage?
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C-6
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What is the function of external jugular vein?
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Drain blood from face down into subclavian vein.
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Where is the external jugular vein located?
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Superficial to SCM
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Where is the internal jugular vein located?
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Deep to SCM
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Name the infrahyoid muscles?
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Sternohyoid m., Sternothyroid m., thyrohyoid m., omohyoid m., and cricothyroid m.
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All the infrahyoid muscles are strap muscles except:
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Cricothyroid muscle
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What is the function of cricothyroid?
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Change tone of voice.
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Where does the inferior belly of omohyoid muscle attach?
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Clavicle
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Name the three suprahyoid muscles?
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diagastric m., stylohyoid m., and mylohyoid m.
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Where does the anterior belly of diagastric muscle attach?
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Mandible
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Where does the posterior belly of diagastric muscle attach?
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Skull base
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What bone attaches to diagastric?
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hyoid bone
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What suprahyoid muscle forms a loop to attach to the hyoid bone?
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Stylohyoid muscle
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What two muscles elevate the hyoid bone?
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Stylohyoid and diagastric muscles.
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What muscle separates the neck from the oral cavity?
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Mylohyoid muscle
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What structure is used by physicians to access your trachea to breath for you in case of airway occlusion?
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Cricothyroid membrane
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What is the omohyoid's intermediate tendon attached to?
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Carotid sheath (in front of IJ and clavicle)
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What two veins unite and form the brachiocephalic vein?
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IJ and subclavian vein.
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What is the function of the IJ?
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Drain inside of skull and majority of veins of the thyroid gland.
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Name three visceral structures of anterior triangle?
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thyroid gland, trachea, and esophagus.
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Where does the thyroid gland end?
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C5
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Where does inferior thyroid vein drain?
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Into left brachiocephalic vein
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What is the name of the space between two clavicles at the top of the sternum?
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Manubrial notch/sternal notch
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Where does the thyroid gland develop?
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Base of tongue
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What is the main blood supply of the neck?
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Common carotid artery
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The level of bifurcation of common carotid?
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C4
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Wat branch of common carotid artery has boo-koo branches?
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External common carotid artery
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Name branches of external carotid artery?
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superior thyroid a. (thyroid gland, Lingual a., facial a.
ascending pharyngeal a. (head), occipital a. (posterior scalp), posterior auricularty a., maxillary a., and superior temporal a. (anterior ear) |
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How many branches does the maxillary artery have?
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15
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What is the termination of external carotid artery?
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Superficial temporal artery (anterior ear)
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What are the two main blood supplies to thyroid gland?
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Superior thyroid a. and inferior thyroid a.
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Where does inferior thyroid artery come from?
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Indirectly from subclavian artery
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