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The sternocleidomastoid muscle originates from two locations: the manubrium of the sternum and the clavicle. [4] It travels obliquely across the side of the neck and inserts at the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the skull by a thin aponeurosis. [4] [5] The sternocleidomastoid is thick and narrow at its center, and broader and thinner ...
The common carotid artery arises directly from the aorta on the left and as a branch of the brachiocephalic trunk on the right. In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English: / kəˈrɒtɪd / [1][2]) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and ...
Branchial cleft cyst. Fistulogram (sinogram) of a right branchial cleft sinus. A branchial cleft cyst or simply branchial cyst is a cyst as a swelling in the upper part of neck anterior to sternocleidomastoid. It can, but does not necessarily, have an opening to the skin surface, called a fistula. The cause is usually a developmental ...
Torticollis is a fixed or dynamic tilt, rotation, with flexion or extension of the head and/or neck. The type of torticollis can be described depending on the positions of the head and neck. [1][3][4] laterocollis: the head is tipped toward the shoulder. rotational torticollis: the head rotates along the longitudinal axis towards the shoulder ...
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), also known as chronic myofascial pain (CMP), is a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in multiple myofascial trigger points ("knots") and fascial (connective tissue) constrictions. It can appear in any body part. Symptoms of a myofascial trigger point include: focal point tenderness, reproduction of pain upon ...
Neck pain. Neck pain, also known as cervicalgia, is a common problem, with two-thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives. [1] Neck pain, although felt in the neck, can be caused by numerous other spinal problems. Neck pain may arise due to muscular tightness in both the neck and upper back, or pinching of the nerves ...
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Superficial dissection of the left side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. The fascia and middle thyroid veins. (Superior thyroid artery labelled at upper left.) The superior thyroid artery arises from the external carotid artery just below the level of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and ends in the thyroid gland.