Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== DEEP CERVICAL FASCIA ====== * deep cervical fascia * pretracheal fascia * encloses and suspends thyroid gland * attachments * superiorly * hyoid bone in median plane * oblique line of thyroid cartilage laterally * cricoid cartilage * inferiorly * encloses inferiior thyroid veins * blends with arch of aorta and pericardium * on either side * forms front of carotid sheath * buccopharyngeal fascia * covers superior constrictor muscle externally * extends on superficial aspect of buccinator muscle * pharyngobasilar fascia * thickened between * upper border of superior constrictor * base of skull * prevertebral fascia * lies infront of prevertebral muscles * attachments * superiorly * attached to base of skull * inferiorly * extends in to superior mediastinum to split in to * anterior * blends with buccopharyngeal fascia * posterior layers * attached to body of T4 vertebra * also attached to anterior longitudinal ligament * laterally * lies deep to trapezius muscle * attached to fascia of sternocleidomastoid * anteriorly * separated from pharynx and buccopharyngeal fascia by * retropharyngeal space * retropharyngeal abscess * lower part prevertebral fascia and buccopharyngeal fascia fuse * other features * cervical plexus and brachial plexus behind this fascia * axillary sheath * investing layer * deep to platysma * forms roof of posterior triangle * attachments * superiorly * external occipital protuberance * superior nuchal line * mastoid process, styloid process * external acoustic meatus , tympanic plate * base of mandible * superificial lamina * splits fo form parotid fascia * inferiorly * spine of scapula * acromion process * clavicle * manubrium * anteriorly * symphysis menti * hyoid bone * other features * splits to enclose * muscles * trapezius * sternocleidomastoid * salivary gland * submandibular * while cutting this gland external carotid artery must be secured * parotid gland * parotid swelling are painful * space * suprasternal * containsright and left sternocleidomastoid heads * jugular venous arch * interclavicular ligament * lymph node * supraclavicular * traversed by * external jugular vein * clinically division of vein can cause air embolism * supraclavicular nerves * carotid sheath * relations * anterior wall * ansa cervicalis * cervical sympathetic chain lies behind the sheet plastered to prevertebral fascia * overlapped by anterior birder of sternocleidomastoid * content * common or internal carotid arteries * vagus nerve * internal jugular vein {{:maps:deep_cervical_fascia.svg}} ===== INVESTING LAYER ===== ===== PRETRACHEAL FASCIA ===== ===== PREVERTEBRAL FASCIA ===== {{:anatomy:fascia-deep-investing.png}} {{:anatomy:fascia-deep.png}} {{:anatomy:fascia-pretracheal.png}} {{:anatomy:fascia-prevertebra.png}} {{:anatomy:fascia-tissue_spaces.png}} en/deep_cervical_fascia.txt Last modified: 2023/06/14 09:37by 127.0.0.1