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alar fascia
A subdivision of the retropharyngeal space.
-> attached along the midline of the buccopharyngeal fascia from the skull to the level of C7 vertebra
-> extends laterally & terminates in the carotid sheath
Related
deep cervical fascia (fascia of the neck)
pretracheal fscia, (middle cervical/Porter fascia)
prevertebral fascia
superficial cervical fascia; superficial fascia of the neck
General
fascia (superficial/deep)
References
Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
Component-of
neck