1. Suprasternal space
胸骨上间隙 Contains connective
tissue, and sometimes a lymph node
2. Pretracheal space
气管前间隙
Lies between pretracheal layer and cervical part of trachea
The neck
(Part I)
Department of human anatomy 2016
I. Boundaries:
Superior B:
Inferior border of mandible, angle of mandible, tip of mastoid process, superior nuchal line, external occipital protuberance
contents Sympathetic trunk in the
neck
1. Ansa cervicalis
Upper root form by the hypoglossal nerve
Lower root form by the anterior branches of the 2nd and 3rd cervical nerve.
Covers subclavian vessels and roots of brachial plexus.
Extends into upper limb as axillary sheath.
Ⅲ. The facial space
The loose connective tissues are packed between these layers and the organs of the neck to form the spaces.