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THE MUSCLES AND 



and oesophagus. The prevertebral fascia is fixed above to the base of the skull, 

 while below it is continued into the thorax in front of the Longus colli muscles. 

 Parallel to the carotid vessels and along their inner aspect it gives off a thin 

 lamina, the buccopharyngeal fascia (fascia buccopharyngea), which closely invests 

 the Constrictor muscles of the pharynx, and is continued forward from the Superior 





OMOHYOID. 



Thyroid body. 



Common carotid artery, v 

 Internal jugular vein. v 



STERNOMASTOID. 



Vagus 1 

 nerve. y~~~~ 



External "1 

 jugular [ r 

 vein. ) i 



SCALENUS} . 'flj 



ANTICUS. .1 



SCALENUS}. 

 MEDIUS. ) 



SPLENIUS ' 

 COLLI. j 



LEVATOR 

 ANGULI 



SCAPULAE. ) 



TRAPEZIUC. 



jj-- Anterior jugular vein, 

 'i 



j- STERNCHVOID. 

 | STERNOTHYROID. 



._ Trachea. 



i 



i 



;- (Esophagus. 



-....LONGUS COLLI. 



, .-.-J--./9f^ cervical. 



vw ' 



L Vertebral vessels. 



|3--SEMISPINALIS COLLI. 



-COMPLEXUS. 

 .-SPLENIUS CAPITIS. 



FIG. 299. Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the 

 arrangement of the deep cervical fascia. 



constrictor on to the Buccinator. The prevertebral fascia is attached to the 

 prevertebral layer by loose connective tissue only, and thus an easily distended 



,.M',r-.- tl, retro pb,rynpfal snaoo / </,/;/;,/> rrirnnli(iriii>rti>(i\. is found between them. 



>lo\v it extends behind 

 ) the posterior medi- 

 vard behind the caro- 

 leath for the brachial 

 r triangle of the neck, 

 K attached to the deep 

 <ove the clavicle an 



