The neck is a complicated, densely packed area with a bony skeleton consisting of the cervical vertebrae, clavicles, manubrium of the sternum, and the hyoid bone. The trachea with its various cartilages is in the anterior neck and has the larynx located within its thyroid cartilage. The ...
Multiple glands open into a single gastric pit (which opens into the stomach lumen). Neck region: area where the gastric glands open into the gastric pits Types of glands: Cardiac and pyloric glands: Located in the gastric cardia and pyloric regions, respectively Secrete mucus Gastric glands:...
Neck : Narrow The common peroneal nerve wraps around it. Shaft: medial, lateral, and posterior surfaces Lateral malleolus : Distal projection Articulates with the talus as part of the ankle Anterior and posterior views of the tibia, fibula, and tibiofibular joints Image by BioDigital, edited...
1 Chapter 1 Neck 1.1 Overview and arrangement of the structures of the neck 1.2 Muscles and regions of the neck 1.3 Blood vessels and nerves of the neck 1.4 Thyroid gland 1.5 The root of the neck and instruction for dissection 1.6 Dissection of Neck 2 Chapter 2 Thorax 2.1 Introduction,...
Trapezius Muscle Muscle outlining the neck's posterior region. SCM Sternocleidomastoid muscle dividing neck triangles. Posterior Triangle Area of neck behind the SCM muscle. Anterior Triangle Area of neck in front of the SCM muscle. Hyoid Bone U-shaped bone supporting the tongue in the neck. Digas...
The advantages of CT over x-ray radiography are that it enables a three-dimensional insight into the body, giving a more accurate presentation of the area of interest. There are many CT techniques, such as single slice CT (SSCT), spiral CT and multi slice CT (MSCT). These techniques offe...
an approach to anatomic study based on regions, parts, or divisions of the body (for example, the foot or the inguinal region), emphasizing the relationships of various systemic structures (for example, muscles, nerves, and arteries) within that area; distinguished fromsystemic anatomy. ...
The brain has been replaced instead by a vertebra with an atypical structure (axis), the spinal cord and several muscular layers of the neck. The muscles are divided by a ligament running posteriorly from the axis and along the midline known as the nuchal ligament. From anterior to posterior...
Anterior neck muscles are found on the front of the neck. They play a role in speech, swallowing, breathing, and head movements. There are multiple anterior neck muscles, including: Infrahyoids:A group of four muscles that move your voice box (larynx) up and down. ...
The vertebrae are the bony building blocks of the spine. 脊椎骨是构成脊柱的骨块。 There are seven cervical vertebrae in the neck, twelve thoracic vertebrae in the upper back, and five lumbar vertebrae in the lower back. 颈部有七个颈椎,上背部有...