en:side-of-neck [Chapters]

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====== SIDE OF NECK ======


  * Borders:
    * - Anterior - posterior margin of sternocleidomastoid muscle
    * - Posterior - anterior margin of trapezius muscle
    * - Inferior - middle one-third of clavicle
  * Subdivisions:
    * - Occipital triangle
      * borders 
        * Anterior - posterior margin of sternocleidomastoid muscle
        * Posterior - anterior margin of trapezius muscle
        * Inferior - inferior belly of omohyoid muscle
      * Contents 
        * Accessory nerve (CN XI), branches of the cervical plexus, upper most part of brachial plexus, supraclavicular nerve
    * - Supraclavicular (omoclavicular) triangle
      * BORDERS 
        * Superior - inferior belly of omohyoid muscle
        * Anterior -  posterior edge of sternocleidomastoid muscle
        * Inferior - clavicle
      * CONTENTS  
        * Third part of the subclavian artery, brachial plexus trunks, nerve to subclavius muscle, lymph nodes
  * contents 
    * Vessels: the third part of the subclavian artery, suprascapular and transverse cervical branches of the thyrocervical trunk, external jugular vein, lymph nodes
  * Nerves: accessory nerve (CN XI), the trunks of the brachial plexus, fibers of the cervical plexus

====== POSTERIOR TRIANGLE OF NECK ======


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