Anatomy: Neck (based on Dave's notes only so far)

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Decks in this class (30)

Sternocleidomastoid muscle (dave's notes)
What do the two heads of scm aris...,
What is found between the two hea...,
Into what does scm insert
9  cards
Posterior triangle (dave's notes)
What two muscles surround the pos...,
What is the apex of the posterior...,
What is the base of the posterior...
12  cards
Anterior triangle (dave's notes)
What does the anterior triangle c...,
What are the boundaries of the an...,
What two groups of muscles are fo...
6  cards
Suprahyoid muscles (dave's notes)
What is the origin of digastric,
What is the insertion of digastric,
What is the action of digastric
16  cards
Infrahyoid muscles (dave's notes)
What is the origin of sternohyoid,
What is the insertion of sternohyoid,
What is the action of sternohyoid
19  cards
Thyroid gland (dave's notes)
Describe the shape and location o...,
What is the shape of the lateral ...,
What is the shape of the lateral ...
29  cards
Parathyroid glands (dave's notes)
Where are parathyroid glands usua...,
What is the usual number of parat...,
Where are the superior parathyroi...
6  cards
Trachea (dave's notes)
At what anatomical landmarks does...,
Describe the cartilaginous rings ...,
What parts of the trachea are mid...
4  cards
Oesophagus (dave's notes)
At what level does the oesophagus...,
Describe the formation and attach...,
Where does the oesophagus lie rel...
3  cards
Carotid sheath (dave's notes)
What are the contents of the lowe...,
What are the upper and lower limi...,
What are the attachments of the c...
6  cards
Suprahyoid region - Platysma, anterior jugular vein, submental and submandibular nodes (dave's notes)
What is the platysma part of,
What is the panniculus carnosus w...,
What are the limits of the platysma
14  cards
Suprahyoid region - submandibular fossa and submandibular gland (dave's notes)
What are the limits of the subman...,
What is infection in the submandi...,
Describe the submandibular gland
15  cards
Great vessels of the neck Common Carotid artery (dave's notes)
Give the origin of the left commo...,
Give the origin of the right comm...,
What branches are given off proxi...
7  cards
Summary of neck triangles (dave's notes)
List the triangles of the neck,
What are the boundaries of the po...,
What are the contents of the post...
8  cards
Prevertebral region - prevertebral muscles of the neck (dave's notes)
List the prevertebral muscles of ...,
What are the attachments of rectu...,
What are the attachments of rectu...
9  cards
Prevertebral region - cervical sympathetic trunk (dave's notes)
Describe the course of the cervic...,
What nerve is lateral to the cerv...,
What is anterior to the cervical ...
19  cards
Root of the neck - scalenus anterior (dave's notes)
What is the origin and attachment...,
What covers scalenus anterior,
What is the nerve supply to scale...
26  cards
Root of the neck - scalenus medius and posterior (dave's notes)
From what does scalenus medius arise,
From what does scalenus posterior...,
What is the nerve supply to scale...
5  cards
General topography of the neck (dave's notes)
What are the four deep cervical f...,
What does the investing layer spl...,
What is the investing layer attac...
16  cards
Vertebral column development and general features (dave's notes)
What are the foetal curvatures wh...,
What happens to the curvature of ...,
What encloses the foramen
15  cards
Vertebral joints (dave's notes)
What separates the vertebral bodies,
What covers the upper and lower s...,
What is the annulus fibroses
14  cards
Movements of the vertebral column (dave's notes)
What are the movements of the ver...,
Where do head movements occur,
What limits movement in the lumba...
16  cards
Muscles of the vertebral column (dave's notes)
What types of muscles move the ve...,
What are flexor muscles of the ve...,
List the flexor muscles of the ve...
7  cards
The back of the neck (dave's notes)
Describe the back of the neck,
What is the ligamentum nuchae,
What are the components of the su...
13  cards
Vertebral canal and spinal meninges (dave's notes)
0  cards
Carotid sheath and tissue spaces of the neck (dave's notes)
Describe the carotid sheath,
What are the carotid sheath contents,
What is the origin and terminatio...
11  cards
Cervical plexus and dermatomes of the neck (dave's notes)
How is the cervical plexus formed,
What type of nerves does the cerv...,
List the muscular nerves arising ...
14  cards
Great vessels of the neck External carotid artery (dave's notes)
Where does the external carotid a...,
What does the external carotid ar...,
What does the external carotid ar...
18  cards
Great vessels of the neck Internal carotid artery (dave's notes)
Where does the internal carotid a...,
What does the carotid sinus at th...,
How is the internal carotid posit...
6  cards
Great vessels of the neck Internal jugular vein (dave's notes)
Where is the commencement of the ...,
What is the first tributary to th...,
What is the course of the interna...
7  cards

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