FascialLayersofNeck
Plate26
Neck
Superficial (investing) layer of deep cervical fascia
Infrahyoid fascia
Pretracheal (visceral) fascia
(thyroid capsule)
Buccopharyngeal
(visceral) fascia
Carotid sheath
Subcutaneous tissue
Fat in posterior
cervical
triangle
Cross section
Alar fascia
Retropharyngeal
space
Cervical vertebra (C7)
Platysma muscle
Sternohyoid muscle
Trachea
Skin
Skin
Sternothyroid muscle
Thyroid gland
Esophagus
Omohyoid muscle
Common carotid artery
Sternocleidomastoid
muscle
Recurrent laryngeal
nerve
Phrenic nerve
Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve (X)
Anterior scalene muscle
Sympathetic trunk
Spinal nerve
Longus colli muscle
Levator scapulae muscle
Trapezius muscle
Deep cervical muscles
Sagittal section
Oropharynx
Buccopharyngeal (visceral)
fascia
Retropharyngeal
space
Alar fascia
Prevertebral fascia
Trachea
Esophagus
Mandible
Geniohyoid muscle
Geniohyoid fascia
Fascia of infrahyoid muscles
Pretracheal (visceral) fascia
Thyroid gland
Subcutaneous tissue
Suprasternal space (of Burns)
Manubrium of sternum
Aorta
Pericardium
Prevertebral layer
of (deep)
cervical fascia
Middle and posterior
scalene muscles
Investing layer of (deep)
cervical fascia
Superficial (investing)
layer of deep cervical
fascia roofing posterior
cervical triangle
See±also±
Plate 27
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