Muscles, fasciae and

triangles on the neck

Nandor Nagy
Semmelweis University
 Triangles of the neck
Posterior area antero-lateral area

ANTERIOR AREA:(according to the scm m.)

1. Submandibular triangle:
two bellies of the digastric and base of
mandibule
Base of the trigon: the mylohyoid m.
Content: submandibular gland

2. Submentale triangle:
anterior bellies of the two digastric m., hyoid
bone
Base of the trigon: the mylohyoid m.
Content: lymph nodes

3. Carotid triangle:
sternocleidomastoid, omohyoid and
posterior belly of digastric m.
Content: carotid sheeth (bifurcation of common
carotid, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve)
Puls!
LATERAL AREA:
supraclavicular triangle -
divided by the omohyoid m. into

1.Omotrapezoid triangle :
bordered by sternocleidomastoid,
omohyoid and trapezius
Base of the triangle: deep neck muscles
covered by the prevertebral fascia
Content: cervical plexus (Erb point-cervical pl.)
(and brachial plexus trunks)

2. Omoclavicular triangle:
sternocleidomastoid, omohyoid and clavicle
Content: scalene hiatus (gap) with the subclavian
artery and trunks of the brachial plexus
The prevertebral fascia consists two layers:
prevertebral and alar fascia

The alar fascia fuses anteriorly with the

buccopharyngeal fascia at the level of the
4th thoracic vertebra.

Behind the alar fascia the danger space

continuos downward to the thorax.