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9 Cards in this Set
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Hypoglossal Nerve
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-submandibular triangle: diving deep to mylohyoid; sandwiched between mylohyoid and hyoglossus
-catorid triangle: hooks around the occipital artery, courses anteriorly along inferior margin of posterior belly of the digastric, crosses lingual a. superficially, enters submandibular triangle and courses between mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscles to enter oral cavity region |
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Cricothyroid membrane
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between thyroid and cricoid cartilages
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Cricoid cartilage
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inferior to thyroid cartilage
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Trachea
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inferior to cricoid cartilage; partially covered by thyroid gland
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Carotid Sheath Structures
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medial: common carotid a.
lateral: internal jugular posterior: vagus n. |
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Ansa cervicalis
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lies superficially on the carotid sheath structures
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Superior thyroid a.
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heading inferiorly toward superior pole of thyroid lobes
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Lingual artery
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originating superior to superior thyroid artery; crossed by CN XII
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Facial artery
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originating superior to lingual a.. may come off a common trunk w/ lingual a.
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