Atlas of Human Anatomy by Netter

GUIDE

Head and Neck: Neck

Neck-General Description

[Plate 32, Nerves and Vessels of Neck (Continued)]

Junction between head and thorax

Extends from base of skull superiorly to thoracic inlet inferiorly

Supports head

Skeleton

Bones to which muscles of neck attach

Seven cervical vertebrae

Hyoid bone

Manubrium of the sternum

Clavicle

Contains

Blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics traversing to and from the head and supplying muscles and viscera of the neck

Segments of digestive system: pharynx and esophagus

Segments of respiratory system: larynx and trachea

Endocrine glands: thyroid and parathyroid glands

Triangles of the Neck