Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
62 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
What 4 structures are located in the superficial fascia of the anterior triangle?
|
Platysma muscle, Transverse cervical nerve (C2-C3), Cervical branch of CN 7, Anterior Jugular Vein
|
|
3 Boundaries of the anterior triangle?
|
inferior border of the mandible, midline of the neck, anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
|
|
What three muscles subdivide the anterior triangle into 4 triangles?
|
Anterior border of the digastric, posterior border of the digastric, superior belly of the omohyoid
|
|
Name the 4 small triangles?
|
submental, muscular, carotid, digastric
|
|
Hyoid bone, anterior digastric and midline form what triangle?
|
Submental
|
|
What forms the floor of the submental triangle?
|
Mylohyoid muscle
|
|
What vein is formed in the submental triangle?
|
Anterior Jugular Vein
|
|
Where does the anterior jugular drain?
|
External Jugular (after communicating with the contralateral AJV)
|
|
Borders of the muscular triangle?
|
Midline, Sternocleidomastoid, Superior Belly of the Omohyoid
|
|
Sternohyoid and Superior Omohyoid lie in which triangle?
|
Muscular (In Parallel)
|
|
Thyrohyoid and sternothyroid lie in which triangle?
|
Muscular (in series, deep to the superficials)
|
|
What is the general function of the "strap muscles"?
|
fix and steady the hyoid bone, swallowing and phonation
|
|
What innervates the Thyrohyoid?
|
Nerve to the thyrohyoid (C1)
|
|
Where does the superior root of the Ansa Cervicalis come off?
|
Off CN 12 (not part of the nerve)
|
|
Where does the inferior root of the ansa cervicalis come from?
|
C2-C3
|
|
What innervates the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, and omohyoid?
|
Ansa Cervicalis
|
|
What innervates the thyrohyoid and Geniohyoid?
|
C1 fibers
|
|
Ansa cervicalis is usually behind the carotid sheath (true or False)?
|
False (in front)
|
|
What are the boundaries of the Carotid triangle?
|
Sternocleidomastoid, Posteriro belly of digasrtric, superior belly of omohyoid
|
|
Common carotid artery is located in which triangle?
|
Carotid
|
|
What bifurcates into two arteries at the upper level of the thyroid cartilage?
|
Common carotid (ext an int)
|
|
What does the carotid body do?
|
Sensitive to reduced oxygen tension in the blood, or increased carbon dioxide tension - receptors reflexly increase pulse rate, blood pressure, and deapth and rate of respiration
|
|
What innervates the carotid body?
|
CN X, and Sympathetic fibers
|
|
What does the Carotid Sinus do?
|
Baroreceptors sense arterial blood pressure
|
|
Innervation of the Carotid Sinus?
|
Primarily CN IX, also X and sympathetics
|
|
Which branch of the CCA gives branches to the Brain and Orbit?
|
Internal CA
|
|
How many arterial branches come off the ECA?
|
8
|
|
Name the three anterior branches of the ECA?
|
Superior thyroid, Lingual, Facial
|
|
Which artery courses in part with the external laryngeal nerve of CN X?
|
Superior Thyroid Artery
|
|
What artery does the superior laryngeal branch off?
|
Superior Thyroid
|
|
What nerve does the superior laryngeal artery course with?
|
Internal Laryngeal Nerve of CN X
|
|
Which artery supplies the thyroid gland?
|
Superior Thyroid
|
|
Which artery supplies the larynx at and above the vocal cords?
|
Superior laryngeal
|
|
This artery courses deep to the posterior digastric and hyoglossus and supplies the tongue?
|
Lingual Artery
|
|
The facial artery runs posterior or anterior to the digastric (posterior belly)?
|
Posterior (sigmoid course)
|
|
Which aspect of the ECA does the Ascending Pharyngeal come off from?
|
Medial Aspect
|
|
Which nerve crosses in front of the occipital artery?
|
CN 12
|
|
Which nerve does the occipital artery accompany?
|
Greater occipital nerve
|
|
What are the two terminal branches of the ECA?
|
Superficial Temporal Artery, Maxillary Artery
|
|
What are the two sensory ganglion of the vagus nerve?
|
Superior ganglion (above the jugular foramen) and Inferior (nodose) ganglion (below the jugular foramen)
|
|
What are the vagal branches from the supeior ganglion?
|
Meningeal and auricular
|
|
What are the vagal branches from the inferior ganglion?
|
Pharyngeal branches, Carotid body nerve, and superior laryngeal nerve
|
|
What nerve combines with the pharyngeal branches of CN X to form the pharyngeal plexus?
|
CN 9 and Cervical Sympathetics
|
|
Pharyngeal plexus is motor to what?
|
muscles of the pharynx and palate (except stylopharyngeus and tensor veli palatini
|
|
Which nerve is often anesthetized to allow tracheal tube intubation?
|
Internal laryngeal nerve
|
|
What kind of reflex does the internal laryngeal play a role in?
|
Afferent limb of the coughing reflex
|
|
What nerve is damaged when the quality of voice is changed?
|
External laryngeal nerve
|
|
In the neck what course does the ascendign R and L recurrent laryngeal nerves take?
|
B/w trachea and esophagus and under the lower border of the inferior constrictor
|
|
Recurrent laryngeal nerve provides sensory information (above or below) vocal cords?
|
Below
|
|
Where does the recurrent laryngeal originate from?
|
Cranial nerve 11 (which becomes 10)
|
|
What are the boundaries of the digastric triangle?
|
inferior border of the mandible, anterior belly of digastric, posterior belly of digastric
|
|
Which part of the submandibular gland is located in the digastric triangle (superficial or deep)?
|
Superficial (sideways U around the mylohyoid)
|
|
What is the relation ship of the facial artery/vein with the submandibular gland?
|
Vein = superficial, artery = deep
|
|
What is the relationship of CN12 and its course with the hyoglosus and mylohyoid muscles?
|
Deep to the mylohyoid and superficial to the hyoglossus
|
|
What does the hypoglossal nerve supply?
|
muscles of the tongue that end in "glossus" except palatoglossus
|
|
The hyoglossus muscle seperates CN 12 from this artery?
|
Lingual artery (deep to the hyoglossus)
|
|
What layer fo the deep cervical fascia splits to enclose the submandibular and parotid glands?
|
Investing layer
|
|
Why will swelling of the parotid gland with mumps produce pain?
|
The gland is enclosed by the investing fascia
|
|
Which fascia surrounds the thyroid and is located behind the infrahyoid muscles?
|
pretracheal fascia
|
|
This fascia forms the floor of the posterior triangle?
|
Prevertebral fascia
|
|
What nerve innervates the cricothyroid muscle?
|
External Laryngeal Nerve
|
|
Recurrent laryngeal nerve originates in the (Neck, Thorax, Abdomen)
|
Thorax
|