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The triangles of the neck describe the divisions created by the major muscles in the region.. The side of the neck presents a somewhat quadrilateral outline, limited, above, by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and an imaginary line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process; below, by the upper border of the clavicle; in front, by the middle line of the neck ...
Infrahyoid muscles. Muscles of the neck seen from the front. The infrahyoid muscles are coloured in violet. The infrahyoid muscles, or strap muscles, are a group of four pairs of muscles in the anterior (frontal) part of the neck. [1] The four infrahyoid muscles are the sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid and omohyoid muscles.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The carotid triangle ... The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right. ...
The suboccipital triangle is a region of the neck bounded by the following three muscles of the suboccipital group of muscles: (Rectus capitis posterior minor is also in this region but does not form part of the triangle) It is covered by a layer of dense fibro-fatty tissue, situated beneath the semispinalis capitis.
Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The omohyoid muscle is a muscle in the neck. It is one of the infrahyoid muscles. It consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate tendon. Its inferior belly is attached to the scapula; its superior belly is attached to the hyoid bone. Its intermediate tendon is anchored to the clavicle and ...
Anterior boundary. Midline of the neck from chin to the jugular notch. Posterior boundary. The anterior margin of sternocleidomastoid. Superior boundary (base) The lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process. Investing fascia covers the roof of the triangle while visceral ...
The submental triangle (or suprahyoid triangle) is a division of the anterior triangle of the neck.
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