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20 Cards in this Set
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What are the three main compartments of the neck?
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visceral
vertebral vascular |
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What does the visceral compartment house?
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trachea, esophagus, thyroid gland
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What does the vertebral compartment house?
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vertebral column and nuchal muscles
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What does the vascular compartment house?
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common and internal carotid, internal jugular, vagus
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What divides the neck into anterior and posterior?
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SCM
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What innervates the SCM?
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spinal accessory nerve
C2-C3 |
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What is the action of the SCM?
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ear to shoulder
and chin to chest |
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What is torticollis?
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shortening of SCM on one side so head tilts
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Where does the accessory nerve come through the skull?
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the jugular foramen
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What muscles does the accessory nerve (XI) supply?
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SCM
trapezius |
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What is the lesser occipital C2?
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ascends posterior to SCM to supply Neck and scalp postero-superior to the auricle
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What is the great auricular C2-C3?
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ascends across SCM to supply skin of parotid gland and around angle of mandible
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Where does the transverse cervical come from?
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C2-C3
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Where does the supraclavicular nerves come from?
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C3-C4
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What innervates the strap muscles?
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branches from C1-C3 ventral rami
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What strap muscle is not innervated by ansa cervicalis?
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thyrohyoid and geniohyoid
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Where does the phrenic nerve mainly originate from?
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C4
c3, c5 |
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What artery branches off of the thyrocervical trunk?
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transverse cerical artery
suprascapular artery |
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What structures does the superficial fascia of the neck contain?
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platysma m, cutaneous nerves, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels
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what are the different types of fascia in the neck?
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investing, prevertebral, pretracheal fascia, and Carotid sheath
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