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Head and Neck
Head and Neck
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Graduate
09/06/2010

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Term
carotid tubercle
Definition
well developed anterior tubercle of C6
Term
transverse ligament of atlas
Definition
holds dens in place
Term
alar ligaments
Definition
connect dens to tubercles on medial aspect of occipital condyles, checks excessive rotation
Term
vertebral level of hyoid bone
Definition
C3
Term
connections of hyoid bone and function
Definition
connections: mandible, manubrium, thyroid cartilage, temporal bones, and scapulae

Function: props open upper larynx
Term
what props open the hyoid bone?
Definition
stylohyoid ligaments
Term
superior cervical fascia
Definition
outermost layer of neck fascia, surrounds platysma mm
Term
layers of deep cervical fascia
Definition
investing, pretracheal, prevertebral layers and alar fascia/carotid sheath
Term
Investing layer of deep cervical fascia
Definition
most superficial layer of deep cervical fascia

surrounds trapezius, SCM mm, parotid and submandibular glands, CN XI, suprasternal space of Burns (for jugular venous arch)
Term
pretracheal layer
Definition
surrounds trachea, thyroid gland, esophagus, and infrahyoid mm.
Term
prevertebral layer
Definition
site of muscles with strong attachment to spine

surrounds anterior scalene, longus colli, middle scalene mm and nuchal ligament, cervical vertebral column, phrenic n, and cervical sympathetic trunks

fuses to anterior longitudinal lig at T3
Term
carotid sheath
Definition
surrounds common carotid aa., internal jugular vv., and vagus nn.

carotid sheaths are connected via alar fascia
Term
stylomandibular ligament
Definition
thickened part of investing layer
Term
Buccopharyngeal fascia: what cervical fascia layer is it continuous with?
Definition
pretracheal layer inferiorly
Term
axillary fascia: what layer of cervical fascia is it continuous with?
Definition
prevertebral layer
Term
fibrous pericardium: what layer of cervical fascia is it continuous with?
Definition
carotid sheath superiorly
Term
alar fascia: vertebral limits, function
Definition
from skull to C7, connects carotid sheaths behind pretracheal fascia
Term
location of retropharyngeal space
Definition
posterior to pretracheal and alar fascia but anterior to prevertebral fascia
Term
lesser supraclavicular fossa
Definition
between the two heads of the SCM
Term
the four structures anterior to SCM
Definition
platysma, external jugular v., transverse cervical n., and great auricular n.
Term
boundaries of posterior cervical triangle
Definition
trapezius, SCM, and clavicle
Term
boundaries of anterior cervical triangle
Definition
SCM, mandible, and midline
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