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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Anatomy: Head and Neck Anatomy

Review of Head and Neck Anatomy

Torticollis


Cervical Plexus





Nerve: Cervical plexus
Dermatome distribution of the trigeminal nerve (Superficial cervical plexus visible in purple, at center bottom.)
Latinplexus cervicalis
Gray'ssubject #210 925
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Cervical Triangles - triangles of the neck used for descriptive purposes




Triangles of the neck
Musculi coli base, my edits for tringles, labeled triangles.svg
The triangles of the neck.
Gray1210.png
Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. (Nerves are yellow, arteries are red.)
Gray'ssubject #145 563

Cervical Lymph nodes




Lymph: Cervical lymph nodes'''
Lymph node regions.svg
Regional lymph tissue. (Cervical near top, in green.)⋅
Illu lymph chain02.jpg
Deep Lymph Nodes
1. Submental
2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)

Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
3. Prelaryngeal
4. Thyroid
5. Pretracheal
6. Paratracheal

Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
7. Lateral jugular
8. Anterior jugular
9. Jugulodigastric

Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
10. Juguloomohyoid
11. Supraclavicular (scalene)
Gray'ssubject #177 697
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Causes of Pain in the Neck
Inflammed Lymph nodes, Muscle Strain, and a protrusion of a cervical intervertebral disk. 


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