Neck Menomics

Carotid sheath contents:
I See 10 CC's in the IV

• I See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery
• 10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
• CC = Common Carotid artery
• IV = Internal Jugular Vein

External carotid artery branches:

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• Superior thyroid
• Ascending pharyngeal
• Lingual
• Facial
• Occipital
• Posterior auricular
• Maxillary
• Superificial temporal

Internal jugular vein tributaries:

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From inferior to superior:

• Middle thyroid
• Superior thyroid
• Lingual
• Common facial
• Pharyngeal
• Inferior petrosal sinus

External jugular vein tributaries:

PAST
Posterior external jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein
Suprascapular vein
Transverse cervical vein

Carotid sheath contents:

I See 10 CC's in the IVI See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery
10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
CC = Common Carotid artery
IV = Internal Jugular Vein

Ansa cervicalis nerves:

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• Geniohyoid
• Thyrohyoid
• Superior Omohyoid
• Sternothyroid
• Sternohyoid
• Inferior omohyoid

Cervical plexus: arrangement of the important nerves:

GLAST
4 compass points: clockwise from north on the right side of neck:

• Great auricular
• Lesser occipital
• Accessory nerve pops out between L and S
• Supraclavicular
• Transverse cervical