1. What muscles (and other structures) form the boundaries of the posterior (=lateral) triangle (and sub-triangles)? What are the high-yield contents of these triangles? What are the actions of these muscles? What are the innervations of these muscles?

2. What is the Root of Neck (RON)? Which structures (e.g. neurovasculature, muscles, & bones) are associated with the RON, and what are the classic anatomical relationships of these structures to one another?

 3. How are the parts of the subclavian artery (SCA) delimited? What are the major branches (arteries) from each part of the SCA, and what do these branches supply? When does the SCA become the axillary artery?

4. What is the ‘big picture’ structure of a single spinal nerve, and what are the various functions of the parts of a spinal nerve?

5. Which spinal nerves participate in the cervical and the brachial plexus? Generally, how are these plexuses organized, and what structures do they serve?

6. What are the major vascular (artery, vein, lymphatic) pathways of the head & neck and upper limbs?

7. What is the carotid sheath, and what are its contents and associations with other structures of the neck?

Background Videos

Spinal Cord Basics Part 1 (6:18)

Spinal Cord Gray Matter Part 1 (3:33)

Spinal Cord Gray Matter Part 2 (4:32)

Spinal Nerves Part 1 (4:03)

Spinal Nerves Part 2 (5:14)

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