neck

Introduction

Component of body between head & thorax.

More general terms

• anatomic region

More specific terms

• aryepiglottic fold (arytenoepiglottidean fold)
• labial glands

Additional terms

• face lesions, skin
• head & neck cancer (HNC)
• neck injury
• neck pain; cervicalgia
• trunk lesions, skin

Components

• pharyngeal veins
• connecting vein
• ansa subclavia, (subclavian/Vieussens loop, Vieussens ansa)
• nerve to thyrohyoid, (thyrohyoid branch of ansa cervicalis)
• nerve to levator scapulae
• nerve to rhomboid, major/minor
• thoracic ganglion
• parasternal lymph node
• pretracheal lymph node
• prelaryngeal lymph node
• sternoclavicular ligament (anterior/posterior)
• inferior occipital triangle
• lateral jugular lymph node
• anterior cervical lymph node
• superficial anterior cervical lymph node (anterior jugular lymph node)
• deep anterior cervical lymph node
• juguloomohyoid lymph node
• submental lymph node
• jugulodigastric lymph node (subdigastric node)
• submandibular lymph node
• occipital lymph node
• accessory nerve lymph nodes (companion lymph node of accessory nerve)
• superior/superficial lateral cervical lymph node
• inferior deep cervical lymph node
• deep lateral cervical lymph node
• supraclavicular lymph nodes
• posterior triangle of neck (lateral region)
• anterior triangle/region of neck (anterior cervical region)
• buccopharyngeal fascia
• alar fascia
• prevertebral fascia
• pretracheal fscia, (middle cervical/Porter fascia)
• deep cervical fascia (fascia of the neck)
• stylohyoid muscle
• stylohyoid ligament
• hyoid bone
• larynx
• trachea
• parathyroid
• thyroid