Operative surgery, for students and practitioners . , but may Ije said to be about opposite the fourth cervical ver- SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE NECK. 215. Fig. 137.—Front of the Neck. CC, cricoid cartilage; DA, anterior belly ofdigastric; //, hyoid bone; MH, mylo-hyoid muscle; 8H, sterno-hyoid muscle;, sterno-thyroid muscle; TV, thyroid cartilage; TR, trachea; ,isthmus of thyroid gland. 216 NECK AND TONGUE. tebra. To it are attached numerous muscles, coming from differentdirections. To the upper surface of its body is attached tlie base orroot of the tongaie; from its lower border is susp
Operative surgery, for students and practitioners . , but may Ije said to be about opposite the fourth cervical ver- SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE NECK. 215. Fig. 137.—Front of the Neck. CC, cricoid cartilage; DA, anterior belly ofdigastric; //, hyoid bone; MH, mylo-hyoid muscle; 8H, sterno-hyoid muscle;, sterno-thyroid muscle; TV, thyroid cartilage; TR, trachea; ,isthmus of thyroid gland. 216 NECK AND TONGUE. tebra. To it are attached numerous muscles, coming from differentdirections. To the upper surface of its body is attached tlie base orroot of the tongaie; from its lower border is suspended the epiglottis is placed behind the body of the bone, and is attachedto its posterior surface. To the upper surface of its lateral hornis attached the middle constrictor of the pharynx, and it thus servesto support the wall of the pharynx and provide a fixed point forthe action of the muscles in deglutition. SuPEAHYOiD Region.—This is the space between the hyoid boneand the lower border of the jaw. This region is covered with skin,superficial fascia (fat), platysma, and deep fascia; the deep fascia isattached to the body and
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