{"id":1169,"date":"2020-07-23T08:26:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T08:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/test\/head-and-neck\/regions-layers-and-structures-of-the-neck\/triangles-of-the-neck\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\/"},"modified":"2020-12-09T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:03:08","slug":"posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/triangles\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Posterior triangle (lateral cervical region)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The posterior triangle of the neck (also known as the&nbsp;lateral cervical region&nbsp;or the&nbsp;supraclavicular triangle) is located between the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, and the clavicle.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/neck-triangles.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. Triangles of the neck<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Description<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posterior triangle can be divided into the&nbsp;<strong>omotrapezoid&nbsp;<\/strong>and the&nbsp;<strong>omoclavicular <\/strong>triangles by the inferior omohyoid muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The floor of this triangle is the prevertebral fascia that lies above deep cervical muscles (spenius capitis, levator scapulae, middle and posterior scalene).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Omotrapezoid triangle<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The omotrapezoid triangle (also known as the&nbsp;<strong>occipital triangle<\/strong>&nbsp;as the occipital artery appearing in its apex) is the upper part of the posterior triangle and is located between the inferior omohyoid, trapezius and the sternocleidomastoid muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Contents<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>External jugular vein<\/li><li>Posterior branches of cervical plexus<\/li><li>Spinal accessory nerve<\/li><li>Trunks of brachial plexus<\/li><li>Transverse cervical artery<\/li><li>Cervical lymph nodes<\/li><li>Occipital artery<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_4\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Omoclavicular triangle<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_4\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comoclavicular triangle is the bottom part of the posterior triangle, and is found between the inferior omohyoid, sternocleidomastoid, and the middle part of the clavicle.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_5\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Contents<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_5\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The third part of the subclavian artery and sometimes the subclavian vein<\/li><li>Supraclavicular lymph nodes<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_6\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Mnemonic<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_6\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TESCO T<\/strong>oilet<strong> P<\/strong>aper (and) <strong>T<\/strong>ongue<strong> S<\/strong>craper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first 7 letters (TESCO TP) stand for the contents of the omotrapezoid triangle, while the last two letters (TS) belong to the omoclavicular triangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>TESCO is the name of a popular supermarket brand.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Omotrapezoid triangle<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Omoclavicular triangle<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mnemonic<\/h3><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description The posterior triangle can be divided into the&nbsp;omotrapezoid&nbsp;and the&nbsp;omoclavicular triangles by the inferior omohyoid muscle. The floor of this triangle is the prevertebral fascia that lies above deep cervical muscles (spenius capitis, levator scapulae, middle and posterior scalene). Omotrapezoid triangle The omotrapezoid triangle (also known as the&nbsp;occipital triangle&nbsp;as the occipital artery appearing in its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1167,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Posterior triangle (lateral cervical region) &#8211; Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/triangles\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/\",\"name\":\"Posterior triangle (lateral cervical region) &#8211; Meddists\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/neck-triangles-1024x618.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-23T08:26:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-09T15:03:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/triangles\\\/posterior-triangle-lateral-cervical-region\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/neck-triangles.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/neck-triangles.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":965,\"caption\":\"Figure 1. 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