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anterior triangle/region of neck (anterior cervical region)
Area of the neck bounded by the mandible, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid & the anterior midline of the neck. Subdivided into:
1) Submandibular (digastric) triangle
2) Submental triangle
3) Carotid triangle
4) Muscular (omotracheal triangle)
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posterior triangle of neck (lateral region)
General
anatomic structure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
Component-of
neck
Components
submandibular/submaxillary (digastric) triangle
submental triangle
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