Anterior triangle of the neck
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| Anterior triangle of the neck | |
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| The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right.) | |
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| Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. (Nerves are yellow, arteries are red.) | |
| Gray's | subject #145 563 |
The anterior triangle is a region of the neck.
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[edit] Boundaries
It is bounded, in front, by the middle line of the neck; behind, by the anterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus; its base, directed upward, is formed by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process; its apex is below, at the sternum.
[edit] Divisions
This space is subdivided into four smaller triangles by the Digastricus above, and the superior belly of the Omohyoideus below.
These smaller triangles are named:
- the muscular triangle
- the carotid triangle
- the submandibular triangle
- the submental triangle
[edit] See also
Posterior triangle of the neck
[edit] External links
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