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Boundaries of Posterior Cervical Triangle |
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Anterior: SCM Posterior: Trapezius Muscle Base: Clavicle |
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Triangles within the Posterior Cervical Triangle |
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Occipital Triangle Sublclavian Triangle |
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Anterior border of Occipital Triangle |
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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Inferior border of Occipital Triangle |
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inferior belly of omohyoid m. |
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Inferior border of Subclavian (and Posterior) Triangle |
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Superior Boundary of Carotid Triangle |
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Posterior Belly of Digastric [image] The Orange Triangle |
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Medial Boundary of Carotid Triangle |
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Superior belly of omohyoid m. [image] Orange Triangle |
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Lateral Boundary of Carotid Triangle |
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SCM [image] The Orange One |
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Contents of Carotid Triangle |
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Carotid Sheath External Carotid Artery Hypoglossal N. Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes Ansa Cervicalis [image] |
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What's in the carotid sheath |
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Internal Jugular V. Common Carotid A. Vagus N. |
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How many branches does the internal carotid have in the neck? |
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How many branches does the External Carotid have in the neck |
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Five (5) Ascending pharyngeal Superior Thyroid Lingual Facial Occipital [image] |
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Superior Boundary of the Submandibular Triangle |
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Inferior border of mandible |
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Medial Boundary of the Submandibular Triangle |
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Anterior belly of digastric m. |
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Lateral Boundary of the Submandibular Triangle |
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Posterior belly of digastric m. |
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Superior Border of Muscular Triangle |
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Superior belly of omohyoid m. |
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Medial Border of Muscular Triangle |
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Lateral Border of Muscular Triangle |
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Borders of Submental Triangle |
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Anterior Bellies of Digastric m. and inferior border of mandible |
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Name 4 triangles that make up anterior cervical triangle |
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Submandibular Submental Muscular Carotid |
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What blood vessels can be found in the submandibular triangle? |
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What blood vessels can be found in Carotid Triangle? |
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Common Carotid (with its bifurcation so technically Internal and External carotid) Internal Jugular (w/Facial Vein branch) |
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Blood vessels in the Submental Triangle? |
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Inflammation in the submental triangle can be a sign of what? |
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The submental triangle drains frontal saliva [including the tip of the tongue] inflammation denotes infection or cancer. -Dr. Babler |
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Name the 4 Infrahyoid Muscles |
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Sternohyoid m. SternoThyroid m. Thyrohyoid m. Omohyoid m. |
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