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Boundaries for Root of neck
lateral- 1st rib and costal cartilage
anterior medial- Manubrium
posterior medial- body of T1
Viscera in the Root of neck
-Trachea
-Esophagus
Muscles in the Root of neck
Inferior hyoid muscles (only those with origin in the sternum
(sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid)
Pre-vertebral Muscles
(Longus capitis, Longus Colli)
Scalene muscles
(anterior and middle)
Action of pre-vertebral muscles?
What happens when the muscles become stretched?
Flexes the neck
Antecollis- In Parkinson's patients pre-vertebral muscles become stretched and head hangs forward.
what part of the lung is the root of neck
What is covering the lung
Apex of the lung 2-3 cm above the middle 3rd of clavicle.
Cervical pleura "copula"- part of the pleura that extends into the root of neck
what are the triangles in the root of neck
Vertebral artery triangle
Inter scalene triangle
borders of the inter scalene triangle
anterior border is the anterior
scalene muscle, posterior border is the middle scalene and inferiorly is the 1st rib.
border of the vertebral triangle
Borders
Lateral-anterior scalene
Medial longus coli
Inferior-superior surface of subclavian artery
What are the contents of the inter scalene triangle
root of the brachial plexus
Subclavian artery (not the subclavian vein which is in the muscular triangle)
What are the contents of the Vertebral triangle
Vertebral artery (medial to anterior scalene)
what are the branches of the subclavian artery
VIT C&D
D-SIT C-DS
V-vertebral artery
I-Internal thoracic artery
T-Thyrocervical trunk
S-suprascapular artery
I-inferior thyroid artery
T-transverse cervical artery
C-costocervical trunk
D-deep cervical artery
S-superior intercostal artery
D-dorsal scapular artyer
arterial supply
Veins in the root of neck
Internal jugular
subclavian vein
external jugular
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part 2 exam gross
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2nd exam written
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2013-02-05T15:31:24Z
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