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The neck, as a geometric region, can be clinically divided using anatomical triangles. The Sternocleidomastoid muscle obliquely crosses the neck to form the division between the two major neck triangles: anterior triangle and posterior triangle. Both triangles are further divided into smaller triangles: <ref name=":0">Kikuta S, Iwanaga J, Kusukawa J, Tubbs RS. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624334/#:~:text=The%20three%20paired%20triangles%20are,triangle%20is%20the%20submental%20triangle. Triangles of the neck: a review with clinical/surgical applications. Anatomy & Cell Biology.] 2019 Jun 1;52(2):120-7.</ref><ref>Kohan EJ, Wirth GA. [https://www.plasticsurgery.theclinics.com/article/S0094-1298(13)00103-X/fulltext Anatomy of the neck.] Clinics in plastic surgery. 2014 Jan 1;41(1):1-6.</ref> | |||
# Anterior Triangle | |||
#* Digastric/Submandibular Triangle | |||
#* Submental Triangle | |||
#* Carotid Triangle | |||
#* Muscular Triangle | |||
# Posterior Triangle | |||
#* Occipital Triangle | |||
#* Subclavian/Supraclavicular | |||
= | The neck is limited<ref name=":0" />: | ||
* superiorly by the inferior border of the mandible | |||
* anteriorly by midline | |||
* inferiorly by the superior border of the clavicle | |||
* posteriorly by the anterior margin of the trapezius muscle. | |||
== | == Anterior Triangle == | ||
=== | === Digastric/Submandibular Triangle === | ||
=== | === Submental Triangle === | ||
==== Subclavian/Supraclavicular Triangle | === Carotid Triangle === | ||
=== Muscular Triangle === | |||
== Posterior Triangle == | |||
=== Occipital Triangle === | |||
=== Subclavian/Supraclavicular Triangle === | |||
== Clinical Significance == | == Clinical Significance == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The neck, as a geometric region, can be clinically divided using anatomical triangles. The Sternocleidomastoid muscle obliquely crosses the neck to form the division between the two major neck triangles: anterior triangle and posterior triangle. Both triangles are further divided into smaller triangles: [1][2]
- Anterior Triangle
- Digastric/Submandibular Triangle
- Submental Triangle
- Carotid Triangle
- Muscular Triangle
- Posterior Triangle
- Occipital Triangle
- Subclavian/Supraclavicular
The neck is limited[1]:
- superiorly by the inferior border of the mandible
- anteriorly by midline
- inferiorly by the superior border of the clavicle
- posteriorly by the anterior margin of the trapezius muscle.
Anterior Triangle[edit | edit source]
Digastric/Submandibular Triangle[edit | edit source]
Submental Triangle[edit | edit source]
Carotid Triangle[edit | edit source]
Muscular Triangle[edit | edit source]
Posterior Triangle[edit | edit source]
Occipital Triangle[edit | edit source]
Subclavian/Supraclavicular Triangle[edit | edit source]
Clinical Significance[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kikuta S, Iwanaga J, Kusukawa J, Tubbs RS. Triangles of the neck: a review with clinical/surgical applications. Anatomy & Cell Biology. 2019 Jun 1;52(2):120-7.
- ↑ Kohan EJ, Wirth GA. Anatomy of the neck. Clinics in plastic surgery. 2014 Jan 1;41(1):1-6.
