Submandibular triangle
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| Submandibular triangle | |
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| The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right. Submaxillary triangle labeled at left, second from top.) | |
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| Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. (Nerves are yellow, arteries are red.) | |
| Latin | trigonum submandibulare |
| Gray's | subject #145 564 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_19/12823608 |
The submandibular triangle (or submaxillary or digastric triangle) corresponds to the region of the neck immediately beneath the body of the mandible.
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[edit] Boundaries and coverings
It is bounded:
- above, by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line drawn from its angle to the mastoid process;
- below, by the posterior belly of the Digastricus and the Stylohyoideus; in front, by the anterior belly of the Digastricus.
It is covered by the integument, superficial fascia, Platysma, and deep fascia, ramifying in which are branches of the facial nerve and ascending filaments of the cutaneous cervical nerve.
Its floor is formed by the Mylohyoideus, Hyoglossus, and Constrictor pharyngis superior.
[edit] Divisions
It is divided into an anterior and a posterior part by the stylomandibular ligament.
[edit] Anterior part
The anterior part contains the submaxillary gland, superficial to which is the anterior facial vein, while imbedded in the gland is the external maxillary artery and its glandular branches.
Beneath the gland, on the surface of the Mylohyoideus, are the submental artery and the mylohyoid artery and nerve.
[edit] Posterior part
The posterior part of this triangle contains the external carotid artery, ascending deeply in the substance of the parotid gland
This vessel lies here in front of, and superficial to, the internal carotid, being crossed by the facial nerve, and gives off in its course the posterior auricular, superficial temporal, and internal maxillary branches: more deeply are the internal carotid, the internal jugular vein, and the vagus nerve, separated from the external carotid by the Styloglossus and Stylopharyngeus, and the glossopharyngeal nerve
[edit] See also
[edit] Additional images
 Anterolateral view of head and neck. |
[edit] External links
- Norman/Georgetown lesson6
- SUNY Labs 25:16-0100
- SUNY Figs 25:01-01
- Dictionary at eMedicine submandibular+triangle
- Overview at bcm.edu
- Overview at howard.edu
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