BlueLink Anatomy

Posterior Neck

List of Structures

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Osteology

- Superior thoracic aperture (Thoracic inlet)
- 1st rib
  - Scalene tubercle
  - Groove for subclavian v.
  - Groove for subclavian a.
- 2nd rib
- Cervical vertebrae
  - Body
  - Vertebral arch
    - Pedicles
    - Laminae
  - Transverse processes
  - Transverse foramina
  - Spinous process
  - Vertebral (spinal) foramen (canal)
- Atlas (C1)
- Axis (C2)
- Intervertebral discs

Cervical triangles

- Posterior triangle
  - Occipital triangle
  - Subclavian (omoclavicular) triangle

Nerves

- Vagus n. (CN X)
  - Recurrent laryngeal n.
- Phrenic n.
- Brachial plexus (C5-T1)
  - Roots
  - Trunks
    - Superior
    - Middle
    - Inferior

Meninges

- Dura mater
- Arachnoid mater
- Pia mater

Spinal cord

- Cervical enlargement

Veins

- Internal jugular v.
- Subclavian v.

Arteries

- Arch of aorta
  - Brachiocephalic trunk
    - Right subclavian a.
    - Right common carotid a.
  - Left common carotid a.
  - Left subclavian a.
- Subclavian a.
  - 1st PART
    - Vertebral a.
    - Thyrocervical trunk
      - Inferior thyroid a.
      - Ascending cervical a.
      - Suprascapular a.
      - Transverse cervical a.
    - Internal thoracic a.
  - 2nd PART
  - 3rd PART
    - Dorsal scapular a.
- Axillary a.

Lymphatics

- Thoracic duct

Muscles

- Sternocleidomastoid m.
- Trapezius m.
- Omohyoid m.
  - Inferior belly
- Anterior scalene m.
- Middle scalene m.

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