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Lateral Region
Lateral Region
Lateral Region
The floor usually formed by the prevertebral fascia Figure: Subclavian artery and its branches
overlying 4 muscles
o Splenius capitis
o Levator scapulae
o Middle scalene
o Posterior scalene
occipital triangle
o given its name bec. occipital artery appears
in its apex.
o Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) - most impt
nerve crossing this trangle
Omoclavicular (subclavian) triangle
o indicated on the surface of the neck by the
supraclavicular fossa
o vessels crossing this triangle
Inferior part of EJV (external
jugular vein) - superficially
Subclavian artery – deep in it Figure: Deeper dissection of inferior part of lateral
(hence the name “subclavian cervical region
triangle”)
2. Motor Branches
Gluconeogenesis