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| well developed anterior tubercle of C6 |
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| transverse ligament of atlas |
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| connect dens to tubercles on medial aspect of occipital condyles, checks excessive rotation |
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| vertebral level of hyoid bone |
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Definition
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| connections of hyoid bone and function |
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Definition
connections: mandible, manubrium, thyroid cartilage, temporal bones, and scapulae
Function: props open upper larynx |
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| what props open the hyoid bone? |
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| outermost layer of neck fascia, surrounds platysma mm |
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| layers of deep cervical fascia |
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Definition
| investing, pretracheal, prevertebral layers and alar fascia/carotid sheath |
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| Investing layer of deep cervical fascia |
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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) |
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| surrounds trachea, thyroid gland, esophagus, and infrahyoid mm. |
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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 |
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surrounds common carotid aa., internal jugular vv., and vagus nn.
carotid sheaths are connected via alar fascia |
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| thickened part of investing layer |
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| Buccopharyngeal fascia: what cervical fascia layer is it continuous with? |
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Definition
| pretracheal layer inferiorly |
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| axillary fascia: what layer of cervical fascia is it continuous with? |
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Definition
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| fibrous pericardium: what layer of cervical fascia is it continuous with? |
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Definition
| carotid sheath superiorly |
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| alar fascia: vertebral limits, function |
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Definition
| from skull to C7, connects carotid sheaths behind pretracheal fascia |
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| location of retropharyngeal space |
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Definition
| posterior to pretracheal and alar fascia but anterior to prevertebral fascia |
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Term
| lesser supraclavicular fossa |
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Definition
| between the two heads of the SCM |
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Term
| the four structures anterior to SCM |
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Definition
| platysma, external jugular v., transverse cervical n., and great auricular n. |
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Term
| boundaries of posterior cervical triangle |
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Definition
| trapezius, SCM, and clavicle |
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Term
| boundaries of anterior cervical triangle |
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Definition
| SCM, mandible, and midline |
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