HEAD AND ANTERIOR CERVICAL STRUCTURES. 31 



Branches of the Facial Artery in the Neck : 

 Glandular or submaxillary branches. 

 Muscular branches. 

 Submental branch : 



Branches : Muscular. Perforating. 



Cutaneous. Mental. 

 Occipital artery, 518. (510-11) 

 First part of its course. 



Sterno-mastoid branch. 

 Auricular branch. 

 Posterior auricular artery, 520-1. (512-13) 



tranches of the posterior auricular artery : 

 Parotid branches. 

 Muscular branches. 

 Stylo-mastoid branch : 



(Meatal. Mastoid. Stapedic.) 

 (Tympanic. Vestibular. Terminal.) 

 Ascending pharyngeal artery, 510. (502) 

 (Terminal divisions of the external carotid : ) 

 Temporal artery, 521. (513) 

 Internal maxillary artery, 522. (514) 

 Deep lymphatic vessels of the head and neck, 691. (676) 

 Deep lymphatic glands of the neck, 692. (677) 

 Upper set. 

 Lower deep cervical glands. 



Divide the sterno-thyroid transversely about an inch above the sternum; raise the upper portion to the 

 insertion, exposing the thyroid body or gland. 



The thyroid body or gland, 952-3-4-5. (931-3-4-5) 

 Lateral lobes ; isthmus. 

 Relations. 



Middle or pyramidal process, thyro-glossal duct. 

 Structure. 

 Vessels : 



Arteries. 



Veins. 

 Nerves. 

 < Lymphatics of the thyroid body, 692. (677) 



The cervical portions of the trachea and oesophagus may be exposed ; in the interval between them will 

 be found the cervical portion of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The cervical portion of the recurrent 

 laryngeal nerve should be exposed ; the origin and the terminal distribution will be seen later. 



The trachea, or air tube, 950-1. (929) 



Relations : Cervical portion. 



Inferior or recurrent laryngeal nerve, 818-19. (799-800) 

 Of the right side. 

 Left side. 



(Esophagus, 987-8. (966) 

 Relations in the neck : 

 In front. 

 Behind. 



On its right side. 

 On the left side. 

 Lymphatics of the upper part of the oesophagus and trachea, 692. (677) 



Temporal and Pterygo-maxillary regions. 



I >iviile the nerves and vessels crossing the masseter near its posterior border and throw them forward. 

 Remove the fascia and expose the surface of the muscle. 



