Muscular triangle

Muscular triangle

Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. (Nerves are yellow, arteries are red.)

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Latin| trigonum musculare
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The inferior carotid triangle (or muscular triangle), is bounded, in front, by the median line of the neck from the hyoid bone to the sternum; behind, by the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid; above, by the superior belly of the omohyoid.

It is covered by the integument, superficial fascia, platysma, and deep fascia, ramifying in which are some of the branches of the supraclavicular nerves.

Beneath these superficial structures are the sternohyoid and sternothyroid, which, together with the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid, conceal the lower part of the common carotid artery.

This vessel is enclosed within its sheath, together with the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve; the vein lies lateral to the artery on the right side of the neck, but overlaps it below on the left side; the nerve lies between the artery and vein, on a plane posterior to both.

In front of the sheath are a few descending filaments from the ansa cervicalis; behind the sheath are the inferior thyroid artery, the recurrent nerve, and the sympathetic trunk; and on its medial side, the esophagus, the trachea, the thyroid gland, and the lower part of the larynx.

By cutting into the upper part of this space, and slightly displacing the sternocleidomastoid, the common carotid artery may be tied below the omohyoid.

## Contents

* 1 Gallery
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Gallery

* Sternocleidomastoid muscle

* Muscles of the neck. Anterior view.

* The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right. Suprahyoid labeled at left.)

## See also

* Anterior triangle of the neck

## References

## External links

* Anatomy photo:25:03-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
* Anatomy figure: 25:01-00 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
* lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (necktriangle)
* lesson6 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

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Human surface anatomy and general regions

Head|

* Nasolabial fold
* Philtrum
* Commissure of Lips
* Vermilion border
* Glabella
* Brow ridge
* Nostril
* Ala of nose

Neck|

| Triangles:|

* Anterior
* Muscular
* Carotid
* Submandibular
* Submental
* Posterior
* Occipital
* Subclavian
* Suboccipital

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* Supraclavicular fossa

Thorax|

* Triangle of auscultation
* Clavipectoral triangle
* Inframammary fold

* Infraclavicular fossa

Arm|

* Cubital fossa
* Anatomical snuffbox

Abdomen/pelvis|

| regions|

* Epigastrium
* Hypochondrium
* Umbilical region
* Flank
* Hypogastrium
* Inguinal region

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* Quadrants
* Lumbar triangle
* McBurney's point
* Desjardins' point
* Traube's space

Perineal|

* Anal triangle
* Urogenital triangle

Leg|

* Buttocks
* Gluteal sulcus
* Intergluteal cleft
* Femoral triangle
* Popliteal fossa
* Lap

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