|
|
|
|
|
When doing head and neck anatomy, one of the first things one learns to describe about the neck are the subdivisions of the triangles of the neck. In all anatomy books the anterior and posterior triangles are described, with drawings and even dissection pictures. Up till now, no big deal; the illustrations are of great help. But just when things start to get a little bit more complicated with the subdivisions of the anterior triangle of the neck, I find that drawings, which I consider the most important element in understanding anatomy, are most of the time missing. In this article I will some drawings which may help in grasping the fundamentals of the boundaries of the anterior triangles.
The subdivisions of the anterior triangle are:
Boundaries of the submental triangle:
Boundaries of the submandibular triangle:
Boundaries of the carotid triangle:
Boundaries of the muscular triangle:
Reference: - Moore KL, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, ed 3. Williams & Wilkins (1992) Go To Page: 1
The copyright of the article Anterior triangle of neck in Medical Student Resources is owned by . Permission to republish Anterior triangle of neck in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
|
|
|
|