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    The anterior triangle of the neck contains important structures bounded by the body of the hyoid bone, the thyroid cartilage, and the clavicle. It is subdivided into four smaller triangles by muscles and fascia - the submental, digastric, carotid, and muscular triangles. The carotid triangle specifically contains the common carotid artery and internal and external carotid arteries, as well as veins and nerves like the vagus nerve.

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    The anterior triangle of the neck contains important structures bounded by the body of the hyoid bone, the thyroid cartilage, and the clavicle. It is subdivided into four smaller triangles by muscles and fascia - the submental, digastric, carotid, and muscular triangles. The carotid triangle specifically contains the common carotid artery and internal and external carotid arteries, as well as veins and nerves like the vagus nerve.

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    The anterior triangle of the neck contains important structures bounded by the body of the hyoid bone, the thyroid cartilage, and the clavicle. It is subdivided into four smaller triangles by muscles and fascia - the submental, digastric, carotid, and muscular triangles. The carotid triangle specifically contains the common carotid artery and internal and external carotid arteries, as well as veins and nerves like the vagus nerve.

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    Anterior Triangle of Neck

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    The anterior triangle of the neck contains important structures bounded by the body of the hyoid bone, the thyroid cartilage, and the clavicle. It is subdivided into four smaller triangles by muscles and fascia - the submental, digastric, carotid, and muscular triangles. The carotid triangle specifically contains the common carotid artery and internal and external carotid arteries, as well as veins and nerves like the vagus nerve.

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    ANTERIOR TRIANGLE OF NECK

    Surface anatomy:
    Draw a finger down the ant. median line of the neck from chin to
    sternum.
    -body of hyoid bone. Approx. 1 cm below and 6 cm behind the chin
    -.(laryngeal prom /adam’s apple)
    sharp protuberance of ant. border of thyroid cartilage of larynx
    -rounded arch of cricoid cartilage below thyroid cartilage
    -rings of trachea which are partly masked by the isthmus of thyroid
    gland.
    -grasp you hyoid bone between the fingers and thumb trace it
    backwards to the greater horns.
    -press the tip of your fingers into your neck along a line from the mastoid
    process towards the shoulder. The deep bony resistance is due to
    transverse process of cervical vertebrae.
    Anterior Triangle
    Triangular area on
    each side of the
    neck in front of
    SCM.

    Boundaries:
    Sub divisions of ant.
    Triangle.
    Subdivided by digastric
    and sup.belly of
    omohyoid m.:
    - Submental
    - Digastric
    - Carotid
    - Muscular.
    Triangle is covered
    by
    1) Skin
    2) Sup.fascia
    3) Platysma
    4) Deep fascia
    Deep Cervical Fascia:
    Syn. Fascia colli.
    It is the deep fascia of neck
    which forms
    general investment for
    muscles ,vessels, viscera and
    nerves of this region.
    In certain areas it is condensed
    to form well defined fibrous
    sheath.
    a) investing layer
    b) pre- tracheal layer
    c) pre -vertebral layer
    Carotid sheath

    It is a tubular
    condensation of
    deep cervical
    fascia.
    Formation:
    Extension:
    Contents:
    Muscular Triangle

    Boundaries:

    Contents of the muscular


    triangle.
    a) muscles:
    Sternohyoid
    Sternothyroid
    Cricothyroid
    Levator glandulae
    thyroidae
    b) vessels:
    c) nerves:
    Carotid Triangle

    Named so because all 3


    carotids are contained
    in this triangle.

    Boundaries:

    Contents:
    a) carotid sheath
    b) arteries
    c) veins
    d) nerves
    Ansacervicalis
    Formation:
    Situation:
    Branches:
    Common Carotid artery

    Carotid sinus:
    Carotid body:
    External carotid artery
    Course:

    Branches:
    Internal carotid artery
    Course:

    Branches:
    Internal jugular vein
    Course:

    Tributaries:
    Vagus nerve

    Name is derived from word


    vagabond- because of its
    extensive course and
    distribution to the
    structures in skull, neck,
    thorax and abdomen.

    Mixed nerve

    Course:

    Branches:
    •
    Accessory nerve
    Pure motor nerve
    supplies SCM and
    Trapezius.
    Hypoglossal nerve
    Purely motor nerve:

    Course:

    Branches
    Digastric Triangle

    Name so because triangle is


    bounded on its two sides by
    two bellies of digastric

    Boundaries:

    Contents:
    a) Glands
    b) Veins
    c) Arteries
    d) Nerves
    Glossopharyngeal nerve
    Mixed nerve
    Supplies:
    Origin:
    Course:
    Branches:
    Submental Triangle

    Named so because
    triangle is situated
    below the mentum.

    Boundaries:

    Contents:
    Suprahyoid muscles
    -Digastric
    -Stylohyoid
    -Mylohyoid
    -Geniohyoid
    Infrahyoid
    -Sternohyoid
    -Sternothyroid
    -Thyrohyoid
    -Omohyoid
    Sternocleidomastoid
    muscles
    Origin:
    Insertion:
    Nerve supply:
    Action:
    • Applied Anatomy

    • carotid pulse
    • Examination of IJV
    • Cut-throat wounds
    • Compression of SCA in upper limb Hge.
    • Internal jugular vein catheterization.
    • tracheostomy

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