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What is the primary function of the neck in terms of the structures of the head and the rest of the body?
What is the primary function of the neck in terms of the structures of the head and the rest of the body?
- To regulate blood flow to the brain
- To facilitate communication between the head and the rest of the body (correct)
- To support the weight of the head
- To provide flexibility to the head
What are the two compartments of the neck that contain passageways?
What are the two compartments of the neck that contain passageways?
- Visceral and vertebral (correct)
- Vertebral and vascular
- Vascular and visceral
- Muscular and skeletal
Which muscles surround the posterior and lateral parts of the neck?
Which muscles surround the posterior and lateral parts of the neck?
- Brachialis and biceps
- Pectoralis and latissimus dorsi
- Deltoid and rhomboid
- Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius (correct)
What is the number of cervical vertebrae in the vertebral compartment?
What is the number of cervical vertebrae in the vertebral compartment?
What is the boundary of the neck above the base of the skull?
What is the boundary of the neck above the base of the skull?
What is the role of the cervical plexus in the neck?
What is the role of the cervical plexus in the neck?
What is the primary function of the platysma muscle?
What is the primary function of the platysma muscle?
What is unique about the axis and atlas vertebrae?
What is unique about the axis and atlas vertebrae?
Which structure passes through the transverse foramen?
Which structure passes through the transverse foramen?
What is the main function of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is the main function of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle?
What is the function of the cervical vertebrae?
What is the function of the cervical vertebrae?
What is the function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle when both sides are contracted?
What is the function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle when both sides are contracted?
What is the main difference between the vertebrae of the neck and the thorax?
What is the main difference between the vertebrae of the neck and the thorax?
What is the name of the triangle that is used to determine the location for a central line?
What is the name of the triangle that is used to determine the location for a central line?
What is the origin of the trapezius muscle?
What is the origin of the trapezius muscle?
What is the function of the trapezius muscle when the spine is fixed?
What is the function of the trapezius muscle when the spine is fixed?
What is the reason why the neck is vulnerable to serious injury?
What is the reason why the neck is vulnerable to serious injury?
What is the main anatomical structure that forms the boundary between the anterior and posterior triangles?
What is the main anatomical structure that forms the boundary between the anterior and posterior triangles?
Which of the following structures emerges around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid?
Which of the following structures emerges around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid?
Which muscle is the posterior triangle bounded by?
Which muscle is the posterior triangle bounded by?
What is the direction of the accessory nerve in the posterior triangle?
What is the direction of the accessory nerve in the posterior triangle?
Which of the following structures is NOT found in the anterior triangle?
Which of the following structures is NOT found in the anterior triangle?
What is the anatomical structure that the external jugular vein passes obliquely down over to enter the posterior triangle?
What is the anatomical structure that the external jugular vein passes obliquely down over to enter the posterior triangle?
What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the right side of the body?
What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the right side of the body?
What structure travels in the carotid sheath alongside the common carotid artery?
What structure travels in the carotid sheath alongside the common carotid artery?
Which cranial nerves innervate the face and neck?
Which cranial nerves innervate the face and neck?
What is the function of the posterior branches of the cervical spinal nerves?
What is the function of the posterior branches of the cervical spinal nerves?
What is the function of the cervical plexus?
What is the function of the cervical plexus?
What is a branch of the cervical plexus?
What is a branch of the cervical plexus?
What is the primary function of the cervical vertebrae?
What is the primary function of the cervical vertebrae?
What is the purpose of the 4 main compartments of the neck?
What is the purpose of the 4 main compartments of the neck?
What is the role of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is the role of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is the boundary of the neck below?
What is the boundary of the neck below?
What is the purpose of the visceral compartment?
What is the purpose of the visceral compartment?
What is the significance of the vertebral compartment?
What is the significance of the vertebral compartment?
What is the primary function of the supporting role of the neck in terms of the head and vertebral arteries?
What is the primary function of the supporting role of the neck in terms of the head and vertebral arteries?
What is unique about the axis and atlas vertebrae in the neck?
What is unique about the axis and atlas vertebrae in the neck?
What is the main function of the platysma muscle in the neck?
What is the main function of the platysma muscle in the neck?
What is the main function of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is the main function of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle in the neck?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle in the neck?
What is the name of the structure that passes through the transverse foramen in the neck?
What is the name of the structure that passes through the transverse foramen in the neck?
What is the effect of contracting only one sternocleidomastoid muscle?
What is the effect of contracting only one sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Which muscle originates from the back of the head and inserts onto the lateral third of the clavicle and spine of scapula?
Which muscle originates from the back of the head and inserts onto the lateral third of the clavicle and spine of scapula?
Why is the neck particularly vulnerable to serious injury?
Why is the neck particularly vulnerable to serious injury?
How many triangles are there in the neck?
How many triangles are there in the neck?
What is the significance of the anterior triangle in the neck?
What is the significance of the anterior triangle in the neck?
What is the effect of bilateral contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
What is the effect of bilateral contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Which artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery on the right side of the body?
Which artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery on the right side of the body?
What is the main vein of the anterior triangle?
What is the main vein of the anterior triangle?
What is the function of the posterior branches of the cervical spinal nerves?
What is the function of the posterior branches of the cervical spinal nerves?
What is the branch of the cervical plexus that forms the phrenic nerve?
What is the branch of the cervical plexus that forms the phrenic nerve?
What is the origin of the arteries of the anterior triangle?
What is the origin of the arteries of the anterior triangle?
What structure travels in the carotid sheath alongside the common carotid artery?
What structure travels in the carotid sheath alongside the common carotid artery?
Which nerve innervates the omohyoid, sternothyroid, and sternohyoid muscles?
Which nerve innervates the omohyoid, sternothyroid, and sternohyoid muscles?
Which nerves form the brachial plexus?
Which nerves form the brachial plexus?
What is the primary function of the cervical plexus?
What is the primary function of the cervical plexus?
What is the common name for the network of nerves that supplies the entirety of the upper limb?
What is the common name for the network of nerves that supplies the entirety of the upper limb?
What is the contents of the carotid sheath?
What is the contents of the carotid sheath?
Which nerve is a branch of the cervical plexus?
Which nerve is a branch of the cervical plexus?
What is the primary purpose of the synovial joints in the neck?
What is the primary purpose of the synovial joints in the neck?
Which of the following structures does NOT pass through the transverse foramen?
Which of the following structures does NOT pass through the transverse foramen?
What is the primary function of the platysma muscle?
What is the primary function of the platysma muscle?
What is unique about the atlas and axis vertebrae?
What is unique about the atlas and axis vertebrae?
What is the purpose of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is the purpose of the deep fascia in the neck?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle?
What is a sign of paralysis of the platysma muscle?
What is the primary function of the cervical vertebrae in relation to the head?
What is the primary function of the cervical vertebrae in relation to the head?
What is the role of the visceral compartment in the neck?
What is the role of the visceral compartment in the neck?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the muscles within the vertebral compartment?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the muscles within the vertebral compartment?
What is the significance of the 4 main compartments of the neck?
What is the significance of the 4 main compartments of the neck?
What is the boundary of the neck above?
What is the boundary of the neck above?
What is the role of the bony landmarks of the neck?
What is the role of the bony landmarks of the neck?
What is the boundary between the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck?
What is the boundary between the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck?
Which nerve emerges around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the posterior triangle?
Which nerve emerges around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the posterior triangle?
What is the direction of the accessory nerve in the posterior triangle of the neck?
What is the direction of the accessory nerve in the posterior triangle of the neck?
Which structure passes obliquely down over the sternocleidomastoid muscle to enter the posterior triangle?
Which structure passes obliquely down over the sternocleidomastoid muscle to enter the posterior triangle?
What is the main structure of interest within the anterior triangle of the neck?
What is the main structure of interest within the anterior triangle of the neck?
Which anatomical structure forms the inferior margin of the anterior triangle of the neck?
Which anatomical structure forms the inferior margin of the anterior triangle of the neck?
What is the origin of the internal jugular vein?
What is the origin of the internal jugular vein?
What is the function of the anterior rami of the cervical spinal nerves?
What is the function of the anterior rami of the cervical spinal nerves?
Which structures receive innervation from the cranial nerves VII-XII?
Which structures receive innervation from the cranial nerves VII-XII?
What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the left side of the body?
What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the left side of the body?
What is a branch of the cervical plexus?
What is a branch of the cervical plexus?
What is the main vessel of the anterior triangle?
What is the main vessel of the anterior triangle?
Which nerve innervates the omohyoid muscle, as well as sternothyroid and sternohyoid muscles?
Which nerve innervates the omohyoid muscle, as well as sternothyroid and sternohyoid muscles?
Which of the following nerves is NOT a part of the carotid sheath?
Which of the following nerves is NOT a part of the carotid sheath?
What is the origin of the brachial plexus?
What is the origin of the brachial plexus?
Which of the following muscles is NOT supplied by the cervical plexus?
Which of the following muscles is NOT supplied by the cervical plexus?
What is the course of the brachial plexus?
What is the course of the brachial plexus?
Which of the following structures is NOT a part of the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus?
Which of the following structures is NOT a part of the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus?