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THENECK
PARTI
BONESANDJOINTSOFTHENECK
MUSCLESOFTHENECK–SCM
CAROTIDTRIANGLE
ENDOCRINELAYEROFTHECERVICALVISCERA
THENECK
THENECK
Theneckhasfourmajorcompartments,whichareenclosedbyan
outermusculofascialcollar:
•  Thevertebralcompartmentcontainsthecervicalvertebraeand
associatedposturalmuscles.
•  Thevisceralcompartmentcontainsimportantglands(thyroid,
parathyroid,andthymus),andpartsoftherespiratoryand
digesRvetractsthatpassbetweentheheadandthorax.
•  Thetwovascularcompartments,oneoneachside,containthe
majorbloodvesselsandthevagusnerve.
THENECK
THENECK
TheanteriorporRonoftheneckcontainsthemajorvisceral
structuresbetweentheheadandthethorax:
•  pharynx
•  larynx
•  trachea
•  esophagus
•  thyroid
andparathyroidglands
THENECK–THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
THENECK
Theskeletonoftheneckisformedby:
•  thecervicalvertebrae,
•  hyoidbone,
•  manubriumofthesternum,
•  clavicles
THENECK–THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
Thesevencervicalvertebrae
havetransverseforamina
(forthevertebralarteriesto
passthrough)withintheir
transverseprocesses
VERTEBRALARTERIES
Thesevesselsenterthe
foramentransversarium
ofthe6thcervicalvertebra,
emergingabovethe1st
cervicalvertebratoenterthe
suboccipitaltriangle
ThemostdisRncRvefeatureofeachcervicalvertebrais
theovalforamentransversarium(transverseforamen)inthe
transverseprocess.
THENECK–THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
Thereare7cervicalvertebrae:
•  the4typicalcervicalvertebraeC3–C6
•  the3atypicalcervicalvertebrae(C1,C2,andC7)
ThefourtypicalcervicalvertebraeC3–C6havethefollowing
characterisRcs:
•  Thevertebralbodyissmallandlongerfromsidetosidethan
anteroposteriorly;thesuperiorsurfaceisconcave,andtheinferior
surfaceisconvex.
•  Thevertebralforamenislargeandtriangular.
•  Thetransverseprocessesofallcervicalvertebrae(typicalor
atypical)includeforaminatransversariaforthevertebralvessels
(thevertebralveinsand,exceptforvertebraC7,thevertebral
arteries).
•  Theirspinousprocessesareshortandbifid.
THENECK–THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
Thevertebralarteriesandtheiraccompanyingveinspassthrough
thetransverseforamina,exceptthoseinC7,whichtransmit
onlysmallaccessoryveins.
Thefirst(C1,atlas),
second(C2,axis)andseventh(C7,vertebraprominens)cervical
vertebraeareatypical.
VertebraeC3–C6arethetypicalcervicalvertebrae.
THENECK–THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
THECERVICALVERTEBRAE
Therearethreeatypicalcervicalvertebrae(C1,C2,andC7):
•  TheC1vertebraoratlas:aring-like,kidney-shapedbonelackinga
spinousprocessorbodyandconsisRngoftwolateralmasses
connectedbyanteriorandposteriorarches.Itsconcavesuperior
arRcularfacetsreceivetheoccipitalcondyles.
•  TheC2vertebraoraxis:apeg-likedens(odontoidprocess)
projectssuperiorlyfromitsbody.
•  Thevertebraprominens(C7):so-namedbecauseofitslong
spinousprocess,whichisnotbifid.Itstransverseprocessesare
large,butitsforaminatransversariaaresmall.
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
THEHYOIDBONE
ThehyoidisuniqueamongbonesforitsisolaPon
fromtheremainderoftheskeleton.
Itissuspendedfromthestyloidprocesses
ofthetemporalbonesbythestylohyoidligaments
andisfirmlyboundtothethyroidcarPlage.
FuncRonally,thehyoid
servesasana_achment
foranteriorneck
musclesandapropto
keeptheairwayopen.
Thehyoidliesinthe
anteriorpartoftheneck
attheleveloftheC3
vertebra.
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
THEHYOIDBONE
C3-levelofbodyofhyoid
Thebodyofthehyoid
Eachendofitsbodyisunitedtoagreaterhornthatprojects
posterosuperiorlyandlaterallyfromthebody.
EachlesserhornisasmallbonyprojecRon.
FRACTUREOFHYOIDBONE
Itoccursinpeoplewhoaremanuallystrangledbycompressionofthe
throat.Thisresultsindepressionofthebodyofthehyoidontothe
thyroidcarPlage.Inabilitytoelevatethehyoidandmoveitanteriorly
beneaththetonguemakesswallowingandmaintenanceofthe
separaRonofthealimentaryandrespiratorytractsdifficultandmay
resultinaspiraPonpneumonia.
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
THEHYOIDBONE
Thehyoidboneissuspendedfromthestyloidprocessesbythe
stylohyoidligamentsandgivesa_achmentto
•  thesuprahyoidmusclesand
•  theinfrahyoidmuscles.
Thesuprahyoidmusclesraisethehyoidbonetowardastabilized
mandibleduringswallowing.
Thesuprahyoidregioncontains4muscles:
•  Mylohyoid(V3)
•  Digastric(V3+VII)
•  Stylohyoid(VII)
•  Geniohyoid(C1-C2)
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
THEHYOIDBONE
Theinfrahyoidmusclesdepressthehyoidboneandlarynxduring
swallowingandvocalizaRon.
Theinfrahyoidregioncontains4musclescommonlycalledstrap
muscles:
•  Omohyoid
INNERVATION:
•  Sternohyoid
cervical
•  Sternothyroid
plexus(C1–C3)
•  Thyrohyoid
Theinfrahyoidmusclesareorganizedsothat:
•  sternohyoidandomohyoidliesuperficiallyand
•  sternothyroidandthyrohyoidliemoredeeply
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
THESUPRAHYOIDANDINFRAHYOIDREGIONS
Thesuprahyoidregioncontains4muscles:
•  Mylohyoid(V3)
•  Digastric(V3+VII)
•  Stylohyoid(VII)
•  Geniohyoid(C1viahypoglossalnerve(CNXII))
Theinfrahyoidregioncontains4musclescommonlycalledstrap
muscles:
•  Omohyoid
cervical
•  Sternohyoid
plexus(C1–C3)
•  Sternothyroid
•  Thyrohyoid
THENECK–THEHYOIDBONE
Digastric Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
THEHYOIDMUSCLES
Anteriorbelly:mylohyoidnerve,V3
Posteriorbelly:facialnerve,CNVII
Mylohyoidnerve,V3
Facialnerve,CNVII
Thecervicalplexus,composedoftheventralramiofC1-C4,
innervatesmostoftheneckmusclesandprovidessensory
innervaRontotheanteriorandlateralneck
THENECK–THECERVICALPLEXUS
THECERVICALPLEXUS
Thecervicalplexus,composedoftheventralramiofC1-C4,
innervatesmostoftheneckmusclesandprovidessensory
innervaRontotheanteriorandlateralneck.
The(spinal)accessorynerve(CNXI)exitsthejugularforamenand
crossestheposteriortriangle,
innervaRngtheSCMandtrapeziusmuscles
THENECK–THECERVICALPLEXUS
THECERVICALPLEXUS
AddiRonalinnervaRonincludes:
•  Themylohyoidnerve(CNV3)innervatesthemylohyoidmuscle
andanteriorbellyofthedigastricmusclebeneaththechin.
•  Thefacialnerve(CNVII)innervatestheplatysmamusclethrough
itscervicalbranchandposteriorbellyofthedigastricmuscle.
•  Theglossopharyngealnerve(CNIX)suppliesthecaroRdbodyand
sinus(visceralsensory).
•  Thevagusnerve(CNX)suppliesthelarynxthroughitssuperior
andrecurrent(inferior)laryngealnerves.
•  Thehypoglossalnerve(CNXII)loopsthroughtheneckto
innervatethetongue.
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEFACIAOFTHENECK
ThefasciaoftheneckismulRlayeredandenclosesthemuscles,
glands,andneurovascularstructures.
TherelaRonshipsbetweenthedifferentfasciallayersdeterminehow
infecPonandcancerspreadintheneck.
FACIAOFTHENECK
•  THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
•  THEPLATYSMA
•  THEDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEINVESTINGLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
Theneckissurroundedby
thecervicalsubcutaneousPssue/thesuperficialcervicalfascia
thatliesdeeptotheskinandinveststheplatysmamuscle.
ThecervicalsubcutaneousPssue/thesuperficialcervicalfascia
liesbetweenthedermisoftheskinandtheinvesRnglayerofdeep
cervicalfascia
Itcontainscutaneousnerves,bloodandlymphaRcvessels,
superficiallymphnodes,andvariableamountsoffat.
Anterolaterally,itcontainstheplatysma.
Theplatysmacoverstheanterolateralaspectoftheneck.
Itderivedfrommesenchymeinthe2ndpharyngealarchofthe
embryo,issuppliedbycervicalbranchofthefacialnerve,CNVII
FACIAOFTHENECK
•  THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
•  THEPLATYSMA
•  THEDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEINVESTINGLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEDEEPCERVICALFACIA
Thedeepcervicalfasciaconsistsofthreefasciallayers(sheaths):
•  invesPng,whichsurroundsallstructuresintheneck
•  pretracheal,whichenclosesthevisceraoftheneck
•  prevertebral,whichsurroundsthevertebralcolumnandthedeep
musclesassociatedwiththeback
Thedeepcervicalfasciasubdividestheneckinto
•  vascular(caroPdsheath)
•  vertebral
•  visceralcompartments
Thisarrangementallowsmovementbetweenadjacentstructuresand
compartmentsandfacilitatesthesurgicalapproachtospecificareas.
Theylimitthespreadofabscesses(collecRonsofpus)resulRngfrom
infecRons.
FACIAOFTHENECK
•  THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
•  THEPLATYSMA
•  THEDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEINVESTINGLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEINVESTINGLAYEROFTHEDEEPCERVICALFACIA
Themostsuperficialdeepfasciallayer.Completelysurroundsthe
enRreneckdeeptotheskinandsubcutaneousRssue.
TheinvesPnglayerofcervicalfasciaencirclesallstructuresofthe
neckbyinvesRngthesternocleidomastoidandtrapeziusmuscles,the
fascialroofsoftheanteriorandposteriorcervicaltriangles,andthe
paroRdandsubmandibularsalivaryglands.
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEINVESTINGLAYEROFTHEDEEPCERVICALFACIA
•  A_achingposteriorlytotheligamentumnuchae
andthespinousprocessoftheCVIIvertebra,
•  thisfasciallayersplitsasitpassesforwardtoenclosethetrapezius
muscle,
•  reunitesintoasinglelayerasitformstheroofoftheposterior
triangle,
•  splitsagaintosurroundthesternocleidomastoidmuscle,
•  andreunitesagaintojoinitstwinfromtheotherside.
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEINVESTINGLAYEROFTHEDEEPCERVICALFACIA
Superiorly,theinvesRng(orsuperficial)layerofdeepcervicalfascia
a_achestothe:
•  Superiornuchallinesoftheoccipitalbone
•  Mastoidprocessesofthetemporalbones
•  ZygomaRcarches
•  Inferiorborderofthemandible
•  Hyoidbone
•  Spinousprocessesofthecervicalvertebrae
Justinferiortoitsa_achmenttothemandible,thefasciasplitsto
enclosethesubmandibulargland;
Posteriortothemandible,itsplitstoformthefibrouscapsuleofthe
paroRdgland.
Inferiorly,theinvesRnglayerofdeepcervicalfasciaa_achestothe
manubrium,clavicles,andacromionsandspinesofthescapula.
FACIAOFTHENECK
•  THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
•  THEPLATYSMA
•  THEDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEINVESTINGLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
Itislimitedtotheanteriorpartoftheneck.Itextendsinferiorly
fromthehyoidintothethorax,whereitblendswiththefibrous
pericardiumcoveringtheheart.
Thepretracheallayeroffasciaincludesathinmuscularpart,which
enclosestheinfrahyoidmuscles,andavisceralpart,whichencloses
thethyroidgland,trachea,andesophagus
ItisconRnuousposteriorlyandsuperiorlywith
thebuccopharyngealfasciaofthepharynx.
Thebuccopharyngealfasciaextendsfromthebaseoftheskulland
envelopsthebuccinatormuscleandpharyngealconstrictors
FACIAOFTHENECK
•  THECERVICALSUBCUTANEOUSTISSUE
•  THEPLATYSMA
•  THEDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEINVESTINGLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPRETRACHEALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
•  THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICAL FASCIA
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
Theprevertebrallayerofdeepcervicalfasciaformsatubularsheath
forthevertebralcolumnandthemusclesassociatedwithit.
Theprevertebrallayerofdeepfasciaisfixedtothecranialbase
superiorly.
Inferiorly,itblendswiththeendothoracicfasciaperipherally
TheprevertebralfasciainananterolateralposiRonextendsfromthe
anteriorandmiddlescalenemusclestosurroundthebrachialplexus
andsubclavianarteryasthesestructurespassintotheaxilla.
Thisfascialextensionistheaxillarysheath
ThecaroPdsheathisacolumnoffasciathatsurroundsthecommon
caroRdartery,theinternalcaroRdartery,theinternaljugularvein,
andthevagusnerveasthesestructurespassthroughtheneck
THENECK–THEFACIAOFTHENECK
THEPREVERTEBRALLAYEROFDEEPCERVICALFASCIA
ThecaroPdsheathcontainsthe:
•  CommonandinternalcaroRdarteries
•  Internaljugularvein
•  Vagusnerve(CNX)
•  Somedeepcervicallymphnodes
•  CaroRdsinusnerve
•  SympatheRcnervefibers(caroRdperiarterialplexuses)
Theretropharyngealspaceisthelargestand
mostimportantinterfascialspaceintheneck.
TheretropharyngealspaceisapotenPalspacethatconsistsofloose
connecRveRssuebetweenthevisceralpartoftheprevertebral
layerofdeepcervicalfasciaandthebuccopharyngealfascia
surroundingthepharynxsuperficially.
SUPERFICIALSTRUCTURESOFTHENECK
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CERVICALREGIONS/TRIANGLESANDCONTENTS
CUTANEOUSANDSUPERFICIALMUSCLESOFNECK
ARTERIESINCERVICALREGION
VEINSINCERVICALREGION
NERVESINCERVICALREGION
LYMPHNODESINCERVICALREGION
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THECERVICALTRIANGLES
Theneckisdividedintofourmajorregionsbasedontheusually
visibleand/orpalpablebordersofthelargeandrelaRvelysuperficial
SCMandtrapeziusmuscles:
•  Sternocleidomastoidregion
•  Posteriorcervicalregion
•  Lateralcervicalregion(posteriortriangle)
•  Anteriorcervicalregion(anteriortriangle)
Theneckisdividedinto:
•  Sternocleidomastoidregion
•  Posteriorcervicalregion
•  Lateralcervicalregion(posteriortriangle)
•  Anteriorcervicalregion(anteriortriangle)
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THECERVICALTRIANGLES
Theneckisdividedinto:
•  Sternocleidomastoidregion
•  Posteriorcervicalregion
•  Lateralcervicalregion(posteriortriangle)
•  Anteriorcervicalregion(anteriortriangle)
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THESTERNOCLEIDOMASTOIDREGION
TheSCMvisiblydivideseachsideoftheneckintotheanteriorand
lateralcervicalregions(anteriorandposteriortriangles).
MAINCONTENT:
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sternocleidomastoidmuscle
superiorpartofexternaljugularvein
greaterauricularnerve
transversecervicalnerve
Thetwoheads(clavicleandsternal)oftheSCMareseparated
inferiorlybyaspace,visiblesuperficiallyasasmalltriangular
depression,thelessersupraclavicularfossa.
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THESTERNOCLEIDOMASTOIDREGION
MAINCONTENTOFTHELESSERSUPRACLAVICULARFOSSA
•  inferiorpartofinternaljugularvein
Thesuperiora_achmentoftheSCMisthemastoidprocessofthe
temporalboneandthesuperiornuchallineoftheoccipital
bone.
INNERVATIONOFtheSCMs:
•  Spinalaccessorynerve(CNXI,motor)
•  C2andC3nerves(painandpropriocepRon)
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THESTERNOCLEIDOMASTOIDREGION
AcRngbilaterally,theSCMscanflextheneck.
AcRngunilaterally,theSCMlaterallyflexestheneck(bendstheneck
sideways)androtatestheheadsotheearapproachestheshoulder
oftheipsilateral(same)sidewhilerotaRngtheheadsothatthechin
isturnedtowardthecontralateral(opposite)sideandelevates.
TotesttheSCM:
theheadisturnedtotheoppositesideagainstresistance(hand
againstchin).
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEPOSTERIORCERVICALREGION
BORDERSofthesuboccipitaltriangle:
•ObliquuscapiRssuperior
•ObliquuscapiRsinferior
•RectuscapiRsposteriormajor
MAINCONTENTS:
•  trapeziusmuscle
•  cutaneousbranchesofposteriorramiofcervicalspinalnerves
suboccipitalregionortriangleliesdeeptosuperiorpartofthis
region
INNERVATIONOFTHETAPEZIUS:
Spinalaccessoryn.alsoreceivessomebranchesfromC2andC3,
thoughttobepropriocepRve
Ifthetrapeziusisparalyzed,theshoulderdroops
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THELATERALCERVICALREGION
Thelateralcervicalregion(posteriortriangle)isbounded:
•  anteriorlybytheposteriorborderoftheSCM
•  posteriorlybytheanteriorborderofthetrapezius
•  inferiorlybythemiddlethirdoftheclaviclebetweenthetrapezius
andtheSCM
•  byanapex,wheretheSCMandtrapeziusmeetonthesuperior
nuchallineoftheoccipitalbone
•  byaroof,formedbytheinvesRnglayerofdeepcervicalfascia
•  byafloor,formedbymusclescoveredbytheprevertebrallayerof
deepcervicalfascia
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THELATERALCERVICALREGION
Thelateralcervicalregionisdividedinto:
•  alargeOCCIPITALTRIANGLEsuperiorlyand
•  asmallOMOCLAVICULARTRIANGLEinferiorlybytheinferiorbelly
oftheomohyoid
TheOCCIPITALTRIANGLEissocalledbecausetheoccipitalartery
appearsinitsapex.Themostimportantnervecrossingtheoccipital
triangleisthespinalaccessorynerve(CNXI).
MAINCONTENTSOFTHEOCCIPITALTRIANGLE:
•  partofexternaljugularvein(EJV)
•  posteriorbranchesofcervicalplexusofnerves
•  spinalaccessorynerve(CNXI)
•  trunksofbrachialplexus
•  cervicodorsaltrunk
•  cervicallymphnodes
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THELATERALCERVICALREGION
MAINCONTENTSOFTHEOMOCLAVICULAR(SUBCLAVIAN)TRIANGLE:
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subclavianartery(thirdpart)
partofsubclavianvein(someRmes)
suprascapularartery
supraclavicularlymphnodes
TheinferiorpartoftheEJVcrossesthistrianglesuperficially;
thesubclavianarteryliesdeepinit
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
Theanteriorcervicalregion(anteriortriangle)hasthefollowing:
•  ananteriorboundaryformedbythemedianlineoftheneck
•  aposteriorboundaryformedbytheanteriorborderoftheSCM
•  asuperiorboundaryformedbytheinferiorborderofthemandible
•  anapexlocatedatthejugularnotchinthemanubrium
•  aroofformedbysubcutaneousRssuecontainingtheplatysma
•  afloorformedbythepharynx,larynx,andthyroidgland
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION(ANTERIORTRIANGLE):
•  submandibular(digastric)triangle
•  submentaltriangle
•  caroRdtriangle
•  muscular(omotracheal)triangle
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THESUBMANDIBULAR(DIGASTRIC)TRIANGLE
MAINCONTENTS:
•  submandibularglandalmostfillstriangle
•  submandibularlymphnodes
•  hypoglossalnerve
•  mylohyoidnerve
•  partsoffacialarteryandvein
THESUBMENTALTRIANGLE
MAINCONTENTS:
•  submentallymphnodesand
•  smallveinsthatunitetoformanteriorjugularvein
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THECAROTIDTRIANGLE
ThecaroRdtriangleisavascularareaboundedby:
•  thesuperiorbellyoftheomohyoid,
•  theposteriorbellyofthedigastric,
•  theanteriorborderoftheSCM
TheneurovascularstructuresinthecaroRdtrianglearesurrounded
bythecaroPdsheath:
•  thecaroPdarteriesmedially
•  theIJVlaterally
•  thevagusnerveposteriorly
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THECAROTIDTRIANGLE
MAINCONTENTS:
•  caroRdsheathcontainingcommoncaroRdarteryanditsbranches
TheneurovascularstructuresinthecaroRdtrianglearesurrounded
bythecaroPdsheath:
•  thecaroPdarteriesmedially
•  theIJVlaterally
•  thevagusnerveposteriorly
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THECAROTIDTRIANGLE
MAINCONTENTS:
•  caroRdsheathcontainingcommoncaroRdarteryanditsbranches
•  internaljugularveinanditstributaries
•  vagusnerve
•  externalcaroRdarteryandsomeofitsbranches
•  hypoglossalnerveandsuperiorrootofansacervicalis
•  spinalaccessorynerve(CNXI)
•  thyroidgland,
•  larynx,andpharynx
•  deepcervicallymphnodes
•  branchesofcervicalplexus
THENECK–THECERVICALREGIONS
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
THECAROTIDTRIANGLE
ThecaroRdtriangleisavascularareaboundedby:
•  thesuperiorbellyoftheomohyoid,
•  theposteriorbellyofthedigastric,
•  theanteriorborderoftheSCM
THEMUSCULAR(OMOTRACHEAL)TRIANGLE
MAINCONTENTS:
•  sternothyroidandsternohyoidmuscles
•  thyroidandparathyroidglands
THENECK–THEMUSCLESOFTHENECK
THECUTANEOUSANDSUPERFICIALMUSCLESOFNECK
Platysma-cervicalbranchoffacialnerve(CNVII)
Sternocleidomastoid(SCM)-spinalaccessorynerve(CNXI,motor);
C2andC3nerves(painandpropriocepRon)
Trapezius-spinalaccessorynerve(CNXI;motor);C2andC3nerves
(painandpropriocepRon)
THEMUSCLESINLATERALCERVICALREGION
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spleniuscapiRs
levatorscapulae
anteriorscalene
middlescalene
posteriorscalene
THENECK–THEMUSCLESOFTHENECK
THEMUSCLESINANTERIORCERVICALREGION
Thesuprahyoidregioncontains4muscles:
•  Mylohyoid-nervetomylohyoid,CNV3
•  Digastric-anteriorbellyCNV3;posteriorbellyCNVII
•  Stylohyoid-CNVII
•  Geniohyoid–C1viahypoglossalnerveCNXII
Theinfrahyoidregioncontains4musclescommonlycalledstrap
muscles:
•  Omohyoid-C1–C3byabranchofansacervicalis
•  Sternohyoid-C1–C3byabranchofansacervicalis
•  Sternothyroid-C2andC3byabranchofansacervicalis
•  Thyrohyoid-C1viahypoglossalnerve(CNXII)
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THELATERALCERVICALREGION
Thearteriesinthelateralcervicalregioninclude:
•  thelateralbranchesofthethyrocervicaltrunk
•  thethirdpartofthesubclavianartery
•  partoftheoccipitalartery
Thethirdpartofthesubclavianarterysuppliesbloodtotheupper
limb.Itishiddenintheinferiorpartofthelateralcervicalregion,
posterosuperiortothesubclavianvein.
Thethirdpartofthearteryisthelongestandmostsuperficialpart.
Itliesonthe1strib,anditspulsaRonscanbefeltbyapplyingdeep
pressureintheomoclaviculartriangle.
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
ThecommoncaroPdarterydividesinto:
•  theinternalcaroRdartery
•  theexternalcaroRdartery
•  C3-C4JUNCTION
•  SUPERIORBORDEROF
THYROIDCARTILAGE
ThecaroPdsinus,aslightdilaRonoftheproximalpartofthe
internalcaroRdartery.Innervatedprincipallybythe
glossopharyngealnerve(CNIX)throughthecaroRdsinusnerveas
wellasbythevagusnerve(CNX),itisabaroreceptor
(pressoreceptor)thatreactstochangesinarterialbloodpressure.
ThecaroPdbody:asmall,reddishbrownovoidmassofRssueinlife
thatliesonthemedial(deep)sideofthebifurcaRonofthecommon
caroRdartery.SuppliedmainlybythecaroRdsinusnerve(CNIX)and
byCNX,itisachemoreceptorthatmonitorsthelevelofoxygenin
theblood
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
Superiorly,thecommoncaroPdisreplaced
bytheinternalcaroPdartery.
TheinternalcaroPdarteryhasNOBRANCHESintheneck.
TheexternalcaroRdhasseveral.
TherightcommoncaroPdarterybeginsatthebifurcaRonofthe
brachiocephalictrunk.
Therightsubclavianarteryistheotherbranchofthisbrachiocephalic
trunk.
Fromthearchoftheaorta,theleccommoncaroPdarteryascends
intotheneck.
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
TheinternalcaroPdarteriesaredirectconRnuaRonsofthecommon
caroRdssuperiortotheoriginoftheexternalcaroRdartery,atthe
levelofthesuperiorborderofthethyroidcarRlage.
C3-C4JUNCTION
levelofupperborderof
thyroidcarRlageand
bifurcaRonofcommon
caroRdartery.
TheexternalcaroPdarteriessupplymoststructuresexternaltothe
cranium.Theorbitandthepartoftheforeheadandscalpsupplied
bythesupraorbitalarteryarethemajorexcepRons.
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
TheexternalcaroPdarteries-sixarteriesarisefromtheexternal
caroRdartery:
•  ascendingpharyngealartery
•  occipitalartery
•  posteriorauricularartery
•  superiorthyroidartery
•  lingualartery
•  facialartery
•  maxillaryartery(T)
•  superficialtemporala.(T)
Theinferiorthyroid
isabranchof
thesubclavianartery.
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
Theascendingpharyngealarterysendsbranchestothepharynx,
prevertebralmuscles,middleear,andcranialmeninges.
Theoccipitalarteryendsbydividingintonumerousbranchesinthe
posteriorpartofthescalp.
Theposteriorauriculararterysuppliestheadjacentmuscles;paroRdgland;
facialnerve;andstructuresinthetemporalbone,auricle,andscalp.
Thesuperiorthyroidarterygivesoffbranchestothyroidgland,the
infrahyoidmusclesandtheSCMandgivesrisetothesuperiorlaryngeal
artery,supplyingthelarynx.
Thelingualarterydividesintothedeeplingualandsublingualarteries.
TheexternalcaroPdarteriesisdividingintotwoterminalbranches:
•  themaxillaryartery
•  thesuperficialtemporalartery
THENECK–THEARTERIESOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
Thesubclavianartery:
•  rightfromthebrachiocephalictrunk
•  lecfromtheaorRcarch
Thesubclavianarterysuppliesbloodtotheupperlimb.
1.  medialpart
2.  posteriorpart
3.  lateralpart
Thesubclavianartery–branches:
1.  thyrocervicaltrunk
a.inferiorthyroid
b.ascendingcervical
c.suprascapular
2.costocervicaltrunk
THENECK–THEVEINSOFTHENECK
THELATERALCERVICALREGION
Theexternaljugularvein(EJV)beginsneartheangleofthemandible
bytheunionoftheposteriordivisionoftheretromandibularvein
withtheposteriorauricularvein.
Theexternaljugularvein(EJV)descendstotheinferiorpartofthe
lateralcervicalregionandterminatesinthesubclavianvein
Thesubclavianveinuniteswiththeinternaljugularvein(IJV)
toformthebrachiocephalicvein.
MostveinsintheanteriorcervicalregionaretributariesoftheIJV,
typicallythelargestveinintheneck.
TheIJVdrainsbloodfromthebrain,anteriorface,cervicalviscera,
anddeepmusclesoftheneck.
THENECK–THEVEINSOFTHENECK
THEANTERIORCERVICALREGION
TheIJVcommencesatthejugularforamenintheposteriorcranial
fossaasthedirectconRnuaRonofthesigmoidsinus
FromadilaRonatitsorigin,thesuperiorbulboftheIJV,thevein
descendsinthecaroRdsheath
TheinferiorendoftheIJVdilatestoformtheinferiorbulboftheIJV.
Thisbulbhasabicuspidvalvethatpermitsbloodtoflowtowardthe
heartwhileprevenRngbackflowintothevein.
THENECK–THEVISCERAOFTHENECK
THETHYROIDGLAND
Developmentofthethyroidglandbeginsinthefloorofthe
embryonicpharynxatthesiteindicatedbyasmallpit,theforamen
cecum,inthedorsumofthepostnataltongue.
Thedevelopingglandrelocatesfromthetongueintotheneck,
passinganteriortothehyoidandthyroidcarRlagestoreachitsfinal
posiRonanterolateraltothesuperiorpartofthetrachea.
DuringthisrelocaRon,thethyroidglandisa_achedtotheforamen
cecumbythethyroglossalduct.
THENECK–THEVISCERAOFTHENECK
THETHYROIDGLAND
Thethyroidglandliesdeeptothesternothyroidandsternohyoid
muscles,locatedanteriorlyintheneckatthelevelofthe
C5–T1vertebrae.
Itconsistsprimarilyofrightandlellobes,anterolateraltothelarynx
andtrachea.
Thethyroidglandissurroundedbyathinfibrouscapsule
Thehighlyvascularthyroidglandissuppliedbythesuperiorand
inferiorthyroidarteries
UsuallythefirstbranchesoftheexternalcaroRdarteries,
thesuperiorthyroidarteriesdivideintoanteriorandposterior
branchessupplyingmainlytheanterosuperioraspectofthegland.
Theinferiorthyroidarteries,thelargestbranchesofthe
thyrocervicaltrunksarisingfromthesubclavianarteries.
THENECK–THEVISCERAOFTHENECK
THETHYROIDGLAND
ThelymphaRcvesselsofthethyroidglandrunintheinterlobular
connecRveRssue
ThevesselspassiniRallytoprelaryngeal,pretracheal,and
paratracheallymphnodes.
NERVESOFTHYROIDGLAND
Thesefibersarevasomotor,notsecretomotor.Theycause
constricRonofbloodvessels.EndocrinesecreRonfromthethyroid
glandishormonallyregulatedbythepituitarygland.
THENECK–THEVISCERAOFTHENECK
THEPARATHYROIDGLANDS
Thesmallfla_ened,ovalparathyroidglandsusuallylieexternalto
thethyroidcapsuleonthemedialhalfoftheposteriorsurfaceof
eachlobeofthethyroidgland,insideitssheath.
Mostpeoplehavefourparathyroidglands.Approximately5%of
peoplehavemore;somehaveonlytwoglands.