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posterior triangle of neck (lateral region)
The region of the neck bounded by the sternocleidomastoid, the trapezius & the upper border of the clavicle. Subdivided into:
1) Occipital triangle
2) Supraclavicular (omoclavicular, subclavian) triangle
Related
anterior triangle/region of neck (anterior cervical 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
ausculatory triangle (triangle of auscultation)
muscular/inferior carotid/omotracheal/tracheal triangle
occipital triangle
suboccipital triangle
superior carotid/Malgaigne triangle, (Gerdy hyoid/Malgaigne fossa)
supraclavicular/omoclavicular/subclavian triangle
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