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Zachary K. Roesch; Prasanna Tadi.

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Introduction
The neck is the bridge between the head and the rest of the body. It is located in between the
mandible and the clavicle, connecting the head directly to the torso, and contains numerous vital
structures. It contains some of the most complex and intricate anatomy in the body and is
comprised of numerous organs and tissues with essential structure and function for normal
physiology. Structures contained within the neck are responsible for breathing, speaking,
swallowing, regulation of metabolism, support and connection of the brain and cervical spine,
and circulatory and lymphatic inflow and outflow from the head.[1]

Structure and Function

The neck can be envisioned very simply as a pathway (or connection) between the head and the
rest of the body. It is home to the proximal esophagus, trachea, thyroid gland, and the parathyroid
glands. It provides conduits for blood flow to the brain and head, supports the head and moves it
accordingly, and transmits nervous signals from the brain to the rest of the body. It is an intricate
part of the body with many different planes and compartments.

The neck separates into two triangles: anterior and posterior, with these divided into additional
triangles and anatomic areas. The anterior triangle is surrounded inferiorly by the sternal notch
and clavicle, laterally by the sternocleidomastoid, and medially by the trachea, thyroid, and
cricoid cartilages.[2] The posterior triangle is bordered posteriorly by the trapezius muscle,
anteriorly by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and inferiorly by the clavicle.[3]

The anterior triangle is subdivided into four smaller segments (also triangles): the submental,
submandibular, carotid, and muscular triangles.

The submental triangle, also called the suprahyoid triangle, contains the mylohyoid
muscle as its floor. Inferiorly, its border is the hyoid bone. Medially, its border is the
midline of the neck. Posteriorly, the border is the anterior belly of the digastric.[1]

The submandibular triangle, or the submaxillary triangle, is superiorly bordered by the

mandible. The other portions of the triangle are the anterior and posterior bellies of the
digastric muscle.[1]

The carotid triangle, or the superior carotid triangle, is bordered posteriorly by the
sternocleidomastoid muscle, anteriorly by the omohyoid muscle, and superiorly by the
stylohyoid muscle and posterior belly of the digastric. The thyrohyoid, hyoglossus, middle
pharyngeal constrictor, and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles form the floor of the
carotid triangle.[1]

The muscular triangle, or the inferior carotid triangle, is bordered medially by the
midline of the neck, superiorly by the superior belly of the omohyoid, and posteriorly by
the sternocleidomastoid.[1]

The posterior triangle is divided into the occipital triangle and subclavian triangle by the
inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle.[1]

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The neck also has several layers of fascia, but the two main divisions are superficial and deep
fascia.

The superficial cervical fascia extends from the head down to the thorax and axillae. In the
neck, it contains the superficial lymph nodes, cutaneous nerves, external and anterior jugular
veins, and the platysma muscle. It is arranged loosely to allow for neck movement.[1][4]

The deep cervical fascia subdivides into the superficial layer of deep cervical fascia, the
middle layer of deep cervical fascia, and the deep layer of deep cervical fascia.[5]

The superficial layer of deep cervical fascia, or investing layer, lies between the
muscles of the neck and the superficial cervical fascia, encircling the sternocleidomastoid
and trapezius muscles. It attaches inferiorly to the scapula, clavicle, and manubrium.
Superiorly, it attaches to the mandible, mastoid process, superior nuchal line, and external
occipital protuberance.[5]

The middle layer of deep cervical fascia, or the pretracheal layer, runs from the
mediastinum inferiorly to the skull base superiorly. It has a muscular and visceral division.
The muscular division encloses the strap muscles, sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid,
and thyrohyoid muscles. The visceral division encloses the larynx, pharynx, esophagus,
thyroid, parathyroid glands, trachea, and recurrent laryngeal nerve.[5]

The deep layer of deep cervical fascia, or prevertebral layer, runs from the skull base to
the mediastinum. Its two divisions are the alar and prevertebral layers. These layers
surround the deep muscles of the neck and the cervical vertebrae, forming part of the
retropharyngeal space.[5]

Embryology
Many important neurovascular and musculoskeletal structures in the neck embryologically
derive from the pharyngeal arches, which are outgrowths on the lateral sides of the head of the
embryo. There are six pharyngeal arches, but the fifth one disappears almost immediately after it
forms. Each pharyngeal arch gets separated by an ectodermal pharyngeal groove and an
endodermal pharyngeal pouch. Each arch contains endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm, and neural
crest cells.[6]

Pharyngeal arch 1 develops into the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, mylohyoid
muscle, mandible, and mylohyoid branch of the trigeminal nerve.

Pharyngeal arch 2 develops into the cervical branch of the facial nerve, posterior belly of
the digastric muscle, platysma muscle, stylohyoid muscle, and the lesser horn of the hyoid
bone.

Pharyngeal arch 3 develops into the greater horn of the hyoid, stylopharyngeus muscle,
glossopharyngeal nerve, common carotid artery, and the proximal section of the internal
carotid artery.

Pharyngeal arch 4 develops into the thyroid cartilage, pharyngeal constrictor muscles,
cricothyroid muscle, levator veli palatine muscle, and the superior laryngeal nerve.

Pharyngeal arch 6 develops into the cricoid cartilage, intrinsic muscles of the larynx, and
the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Pharyngeal pouch 3 develops into the inferior parathyroids, while pharyngeal pouch 4
develops into the superior parathyroids and the ultimobranchial body. The ultimobranchial
body eventually becomes the parafollicular cells of the thyroid.

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The pharyngeal arches, pouches, and grooves develop into other structures in the head as well
but they are beyond the scope of this article. Please see the relevant articles in StatPearls.

Blood Supply and Lymphatics

The major blood vessels of the neck are confined within the carotid sheath. These are the
common carotid artery, the internal carotid artery, and the internal jugular vein.

The right common carotid artery originates from the brachiocephalic artery, while the left
common carotid artery originates directly from the aortic arch. The common carotid bifurcates
into the internal carotid and external carotid arteries at the level of the superior portion of the
thyroid cartilage. The external carotid artery exits the carotid sheath and supplies the superficial
aspect of the face and parts of the neck. It gives off the superior thyroid artery, lingual artery,
facial artery, and occipital artery. The internal carotid artery continues into the temporal bone
through the carotid canal and joins the circle of Willis to supply the ophthalmic artery, anterior
cerebral artery, and the middle cerebral artery.[1][7]

The internal jugular vein is continuous with the sigmoid sinus and exits the skull via the jugular
foramen. It descends within the carotid sheath and receives drainage from the facial, lingual, and
superior and middle thyroid veins. It eventually anastomoses with the subclavian vein to form the
brachiocephalic vein.[7]

Blood from the face and scalp drains into the external jugular vein, which travels down the
sternocleidomastoid border and drains into the subclavian vein. The anterior jugular veins also
anastomose with the external jugular vein, with anastomotic variances discussed in other
StatPearls article topics for each vein.[1]

Many lymph nodes exist in the neck, with the majority located along the course of the internal
jugular vein. The lateral neck lymph nodes exist in anterior and posterior chains on each side of
the neck, lateral to and closely associated with the internal jugular veins. These drain the vast
majority of structures in the head and neck. The deep central neck is drained by lymph node
chains contiguous with the mediastinal lymph nodes, responsible for draining the thyroid and
peri-thyroid area and cervical trachea. There is also a retropharyngeal nodal plexus that drains
the nasopharynx and skull base. The supraclavicular lymph nodes are located just above the
clavicle. Virchow's node, a left suprascapular lymph node, lies near the junction of the thoracic
duct and the left subclavian vein, where the lymph from most of the body drains into the
systemic circulation. Therefore, tumor embolization from abdominal (gastric cancer) and pelvic
regions (ovarian cancer) may cause enlargement of Virchow's node (sentinel node).

Nerves
The neck is home to a multitude of nervous system structures.

The cervical ganglia are a trio of sympathetic nervous system ganglia that lie alongside the
vertebral column. The superior cervical ganglion lies at the C2/C3 intervertebral level, while the
middle cervical ganglion lies at the C6/C7 intervertebral level. The inferior cervical ganglion is
fused with the first thoracic ganglion to create the stellate ganglion at the C7/T1 intervertebral
level.[8]

The brachial plexus forms from the anterior rami of the C5-T1 spinal projections and divides into
roots, trunks, divisions, cords, and branches, in that order from proximal to distal. After the roots
exit the interscalene triangle between the anterior and middle scalene muscles, they form trunks
at the level of the subclavian artery. The C5 and C6 roots form the upper trunk, while the C8 and
T1 roots form the lower trunk. The C7 root forms the middle trunk. As these trunks cross the
clavicle and exit the neck region, they separate into anterior and posterior divisions.[8]

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The anterior rami of the C1-C4 vertebrae constitute the cervical plexus. These are located
posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and anterior to the middle scalene muscle, supplying
both muscular and sensory innervation. They provide sensory innervation to the neck, clavicle,
and skin surrounding the ear. The muscular branches innervate the infrahyoid muscles,
excluding the thyrohyoid muscle, as well as the diaphragm through the phrenic nerve. The
phrenic nerve arises mostly from the C4 ventral rami, with smaller contributions from the C3 and
C5 rami, hence the mnemonic "C3, 4, and 5 keep the diaphragm alive." The phrenic nerve serves
to contract the diaphragm, a muscle of breathing that lies between the abdomen and thorax.[8]

Ansa cervicalis, a part of the cervical plexus, is embedded in the carotid sheath anterior to the
internal jugular vein, in the carotid triangle. It consists of superior and inferior roots. The
superior root is formed by C1 nerve fibers of the cervical plexus, which travel in the cranial
nerve XII and then separates in the carotid triangle to make the superior root. The superior root
eventually goes around the occipital artery and then falls on the carotid sheath. The inferior root
consists of fibers from spinal nerves C2 and C3. It gives off branches to the inferior belly of the
omohyoid muscle, and the lower parts of the sternothyroid and sternohyoid muscles. The
paralysis of ansa cervicalis may lead to the change in the quality of voice, probably due to loss of
support of infrahyoid muscles to the larynx.

Multiple cranial nerves also run through the neck into various parts of the body. Cranial nerve X,
or the vagus nerve, leaves the skull through the jugular foramen, moves downward in the carotid
space, and then enters the thorax.[9] In the neck, the vagus nerve gives off the recurrent
laryngeal, superior laryngeal, meningeal, pharyngeal, carotid body, and auricular nerves.[8]

Importantly, the superior laryngeal nerve travels down the side of the pharynx, medial to the
carotid sheath. It divides into two branches: the external branch and the internal branch. The
external branch travels with the superior thyroid artery and provides motor innervation to the
cricothyroid muscle. The internal branch pierces the thyrohyoid membrane along with the
superior laryngeal artery, receiving sensory input from the supraglottic larynx and hypopharynx.
[8]

The recurrent laryngeal nerve loops underneath the right subclavian artery, but loops under the
left aortic arch in the thorax proper. It then travels upward, posterior to the thyroid lobes, and
enters the larynx by traveling through the thyrohyoid membrane.[8] While the superior laryngeal
nerve innervates the cricothyroid muscle (responsible for vocal fold adDuction), the recurrent
laryngeal nerve innervates all of the laryngeal muscles responsible for vocal fold abduction.[10]

Cranial nerve XI (spinal accessory nerve) has a cranial root and a spinal root. The cranial root
exits the jugular foramen and joins the vagus nerve. It crosses the posterior cervical triangle at
the posterior digastric muscle and continues inferiorly until it innervates the sternocleidomastoid
muscle. It then continues superficially to the levator scapulae muscle and ends in the trapezius.
[8]

Muscles
The platysma is a thin muscle that extends from the upper thorax to the cheek and lower lip. It
functions to draw the central lip inferiorly (the commissure of the lip is contracted inferiorly via
the depressor anguli oris, innervated by the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve), and
tense the neck superficially, and receives nerve supply from the cervical branch of the facial
nerve.[11]

The sternocleidomastoid muscle has two muscle heads that originate from the sternal manubrium
and the medial clavicle. These muscle heads merge and insert at the mastoid process of the
temporal bone and the superior nuchal line. It functions to rotate the head to the opposite side
that is contracting. Its innervation is by CN XI.[12]

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The trapezius muscle is a large muscle of the back that extends from the external protuberance of
the occipital bone inferiorly to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the
scapula. CN XI innervates the trapezius, and functions to stabilize and move the scapula.[13]

The suprahyoid muscles consist of the digastric, mylohyoid, and geniohyoid muscles. These
muscles attach to the hyoid bone and portions of the mandible, except for the digastric muscle.
The digastric muscle has two bellies, the posterior belly of which attaches to the mastoid process
of the temporal bone. Innervation of the geniohyoid is via CN XII, also known as the
hypoglossal nerve. The anterior belly of the digastric muscles and the mylohyoid receive nerve
supply from the mylohyoid nerve, a tributary of the mandibular division of CN V. The facial
nerve innervates the digastric muscle's posterior belly. Their function is to elevate the hyoid
bone.[1]

The infrahyoid muscles consist of the thyrohyoid, omohyoid, sternothyroid, and sternohyoid
muscles. They all obtain their nerve supply via the ansa cervicalis (C1-C3) except for the
thyrohyoid muscle, which is innervated by CN XII. The omohyoid muscle originates at the
scapula, passes around the sternocleidomastoid, and attaches to the hyoid bone. The names of the
sternohyoid, sternothyroid, and thyrohyoid muscles describe their origin and insertion sites.[1]

Physiologic Variants
The external carotid artery usually gives off three anterior branches. From inferior to superior,
they are the superior thyroid artery, the lingual artery, and the facial artery.

The superior thyroid artery travels inferiorly to the thyroid gland and gives off the sternomastoid
artery. Occasionally, the sternomastoid artery will arise directly from the external carotid artery.
[14]

The facial artery normally exits the external carotid artery above the greater horn of the hyoid
and travels superiorly behind the submandibular gland. Once it reaches the stylohyoid muscle, it
turns medially and courses towards the angle of the mouth and medial canthus. In 10% of people,
the facial artery is hypoplastic and does not travel to the angle of the mouth. In 1% of people, it
fails to reach the face completely.[14]

Surgical Considerations
During many shoulder surgeries, nerve blocks are used to decrease pain during the first 24 hours
of surgery, which improves patient satisfaction, and decreases the need for opioid pain relief.
These nerve blocks are often conducted under ultrasound guidance and are delivered onto the
brachial plexus immediately as they exit the anterior and middle scalene muscles in the neck.
There are many more cervical blocks utilized in surgery, discussed elsewhere in specific articles
in StatPearls.[15]

Most spinal accessory nerve damage occurs via iatrogenic causes including neck dissection
surgery or excisional biopsies of cervical lymph nodes, due to its close location to the cervical
lymphatics; this will result in loss of function to the trapezius muscle and the
sternocleidomastoid muscle.[16][17]

It is also important to consider the location of the superior laryngeal nerve and the recurrent
laryngeal nerve during surgery on the neck, especially of the thyroid, where both nerves must be
identified and preserved. Injuring the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve would cause
paralysis of the cricothyroid muscle, resulting in an alteration in sound pitch, or dysphonia. If the
recurrent laryngeal nerve suffers damage, the result would be paralysis of the intrinsic laryngeal
muscles, except for the cricothyroid muscle, causing vocal cord paralysis.[18]

Clinical Significance

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Damage to the cervical sympathetic ganglion can cause Horner's syndrome, which is ipsilateral
ptosis, miosis, and facial anhidrosis. Damage to these structures can also lead to First Bite
Syndrome, where the first bite of food is painful owing to autonomic dysfunction due to trauma
in the deep parotid space and/or superior cervical ganglion.[4][19]

Any time there is neck trauma, one needs to be concerned about the viability of the phrenic
nerve. If the C3, C4, or C5 ventral rami are damaged, this could interfere with the diaphragm
working correctly.

Torticollis occurs when the sternocleidomastoid muscle shortens or contracts irregularly, causing
a twisting of the neck opposite to the side of the abnormal muscle. This condition can occur
during birth if the SCM is damaged, leading to fibrosis and shortening of the muscle fibers. It can
also occur due to increased muscle tone, or dystonia, resulting from emotional stress or sudden
movements.[20]

During trauma evaluation, it is imperative to rule out any carotid dissection in the neck.
Sometimes patients present with miosis, neck pain, and neurological deficits based on the
involvement of the dissection. Early diagnosis permits the treatment of a major stroke and avoids
eventual disability.

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Neck Cross Section Contributed by T Silappathikaram

Figure

Neck Spaces Pertinent to Retropharyngeal Abscess. The

illustration of neck spaces shows the danger space, clivus,
true retropharyngeal space, an alar portion of the deep layer
of deep cervical fascia, visceral fascia, a prevertebral portion
of the deep (more...)

Figure

Muscles of the Head, Face, and Neck. The epicranius, galea

aponeurotica, frontalis, temporal fascia, auricularis superior,
auricularis anterior, auricularis posterior, occipitalis,
sternocleidomastoid, platysma, trapezius, orbicularis oculi,
corrugator, (more...)

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Neck Muscles. This lateral-view illustration shows the

trapezius, sternocleidomastoideus, sternohyoideus,
omohyoideus belly, scalenus anterior and medius, levator
scapulae, splenius, mylohyoideus, thyrohyoideus, digastricus,
and stylohyoideus (more...)

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Arteries of the Head and Neck, External Carotid, Internal

Jugular Vein, External Maxillary, Henry Vandyke Carter,
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Figure

Neck Cross Section Contributed by T Silappathikaram

Figure

Neck Spaces Pertinent to Retropharyngeal Abscess. The

illustration of neck spaces shows the danger space, clivus,
true retropharyngeal space, an alar portion of the deep layer
of deep cervical fascia, visceral fascia, a prevertebral portion
of the deep (more...)

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Figure

Muscles of the Head, Face, and Neck. The epicranius, galea aponeurotica, frontalis, temporal fascia, auricularis superior,
auricularis anterior, auricularis posterior, occipitalis, sternocleidomastoid, platysma, trapezius, orbicularis oculi, corrugator,
(more...)

Figure

Arteries of the Head and Neck, External Carotid, Internal

Jugular Vein, External Maxillary, Henry Vandyke Carter,
Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Figure

Neck Muscles. This lateral-view illustration shows the

trapezius, sternocleidomastoideus, sternohyoideus,
omohyoideus belly, scalenus anterior and medius, levator
scapulae, splenius, mylohyoideus, thyrohyoideus,
digastricus, and stylohyoideus (more...)

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