Cross Section of the Neck
Description
Cross-sectional anatomical diagram of the neck showing muscular, fascial, vascular, and visceral structures.
Original diagram by Yuqian Sun.
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Alar fascia
Anterior scalene muscle
Buccopharyngeal fascia
Carotid sheath
Cervical vertebra
Common carotid artery
Deep cervical muscles
Esophagus
Fat of the posterior cervical triangle
Infrahyoid fascia
Internal jugular vein
Investing layer of deep cervical fascia
Investing layer of deep cervical fascia roofing the posterior cervical triangle
Levator scapulae muscle
Longus colli muscle
Middle and posterior scalene muscles
Omohyoid muscle
Phrenic nerve
Platysma muscle
Pretracheal fascia
Prevertebral layer of (deep) cervical fascia
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Retropharyngeal space
Skin
Spinal nerve
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Sternohyoid muscle
Sternothyroid muscle
Subcutaneous tissue
Sympathetic trunk
Thyroid gland
Trachea
Trapezius muscle
Vagus nerve (X)