Anterior neck - fascia, muscles & thyroid.pdf

HEAD AND NECK ANATOMY Quick Links MDU22002-202425 HEAD AND NECK ANATOMY Lecture Resources... Head and Neck Anatomy - Short form summary notes with clinical links (recommended pre-reading for...

HEAD AND NECK ANATOMY Quick Links MDU22002-202425 HEAD AND NECK ANATOMY Lecture Resources... Head and Neck Anatomy - Short form summary notes with clinical links (recommended pre-reading for all SF MED and Physio L3-6 Neck Part 1 (Overview/Layers/Triangles/Thyroid) L3-6 Neck Part 1 (Overview/Layers/Triangles/Thyroid) If this item does not open automatically you can open L3-6 Neck Part 1 (Overview/Layers/Triangles/Thyroid) here Anterior neck anatomy: fascia, muscles & thyroid The anterior neck contains vital structures such as the larynx, trachea, major blood vessels, thyroid and cervical lymph nodes, packed closely together and quite close to the surface Therefore a familiarity with the basic anatomy, both grossly and radiologically is absolutely essential The anterior neck includes everything anterior to trapezius and was traditionally split into anterior and posterior triangles separated by SCM, but today is described by smaller triangles based lymph node location reflecting the significance of head and neck cancers Clinical -- Laryngeal Carcinoma -- Emergency cricothyrotomy -- Tracheostomy -- Thyroid surgery- recurrent laryngeal nerve damage -- Iodine Deficiency Goitre -- Graves Disease -- Toxic Multinodular Goitre -- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis -- Benign Thyroid Neoplasm -- Palillary Thyroid Cancer -- Follicular Thyroid Cancer -- Phrenic Nerve Crush -- Delphian lymph node https://tcd.blackboard.com/ultra/courses/_90436_1/cl/outline 21/09/2024, 11 43 Page 1 of 1 -- Accessory nerve damage due to surgery or trauma Cervical fascia :