

GREAT VESSELS AND NERVES OF NECK 201 



nervus cutaneus colli and the cervical branch of the facial 

 nerve, and the deep fascia. Beneath the deep fascia it is 

 crossed superficially by the common facial and lingual veins 



Accessory 



Ganglion 

 nodosum 



Pharyngeal 

 branch 



Superior laryngeal 

 Hypoglossal 



Descendens hypoglossi 



Ascending pharyngeal 

 Internal carotid 



Glosso-pharyngeal 

 Superficial temporal 



Internal maxillary 



Branch to 

 thyreo-hyoid 

 Internal 

 laryngeal 



Common carotid 



FIG. 73. Diagram of Carotid System of Vessels in the Neck, with the 

 Glosso-pharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, and Hypoglossal Nerves. 



and the hypoglossal nerve ; and, at the upper end of the 

 triangle, it is concealed by the lower end of the parotid gland, 

 and it is crossed, from behind forwards, by the posterior facial 

 vein. After it leaves the carotid triangle it is overlapped by 



