Submental and Submandibular Triangles Anatomy

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What muscle forms the floor of the submental triangle?

  • Digastric muscle
  • Mylohyoid muscle (correct)
  • Geniohyoid muscle
  • Stylohyoid muscle

Which structure does the submandibular triangle contain?

  • Thyroid gland
  • Facial artery (correct)
  • Parotid gland
  • Sublingual gland

What forms the boundaries of the carotid triangle?

  • Mylohyoid muscle, hypoglossal nerve, and middle constrictor of pharynx
  • Facial artery, lingual nerve, and submandibular gland
  • Superior belly of omohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, and body of the hyoid bone
  • Anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, superior belly of omohyoid, and posterior belly of digastric muscles (correct)

Which muscle forms the floor of the muscular triangle?

<p>Mylohyoid muscle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is found within the submandibular triangle?

<p>Lingual nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessel is part of the contents of the carotid triangle?

<p>Common carotid artery (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary action of the scalenus anterior muscle when acting unilaterally?

<p>Bends the neck laterally (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the common carotid artery originate on the left side of the body?

<p>Aortic arch (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a branch of the external carotid artery?

<p>Superior thyroid artery (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the carotid glomus (chemoreceptor) located?

<p>Posterior to the bifurcation of the common carotid artery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chief extracranial tributary of the internal jugular vein?

<p>Facial vein (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the subclavian vein join the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein?

<p>At the lateral border of the first rib (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What structures are found in the occipital triangle of the lateral region of the neck?

<p>Scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, scalenus posterior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What divides the lateral region of the neck into occipital and supraclavicular triangles?

<p>Inferior belly of omohyoid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structures are found within the supraclavicular triangle?

<p>Subclavian vein, subclavian artery, brachial plexus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the floor of the occipital triangle made up of in the lateral region of the neck?

<p>Prevertebral fascia and scalenus muscles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve emerges above the middle of the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid and crosses the occipital triangle to trapezius?

<p>Accessory nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What boundaries define the lateral region of the neck?

<p>Posterior border of sternocleidomastoid, anterior border of trapezius, middle third of clavicle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vein is formed behind the angle of mandible by the union of posterior auricular, posterior branch of retromandibular, and occipital vein?

<p>External jugular vein (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the anterior cervical lymph nodes lie?

<p>Near the sternocleidomastoid muscle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lymphatic vessels do the deep lateral cervical lymph nodes receive lymph from?

<p>Head and neck (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the right lymphatic duct end by entering?

<p>Right venous angle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structures does the thoracic duct receive just before termination?

<p>Left jugular, subclavian, and bronchomediastinal trunks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus emerge to supply skin?

<p>Around the middle of the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle hooks around the external carotid artery before entering the tongue?

<p>Hyoglossus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the sympathetic trunk is formed by superior, middle, and inferior cervical ganglia?

<p>Cervical part of sympathetic trunk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the boundary of the lateral region of the neck superiorly?

<p>Superior nuchal line (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which triangle in the neck contains the submandibular gland?

<p>Carotid triangle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is not found in the superficial fascia of the neck?

<p>Cervical branch of facial nerve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessel lies on the hyoglossus muscle before entering the tongue?

<p>External carotid artery (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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