Body Region: Neck

  • April 28, 2026
    The posterior longitudinal ligament lines the anterior wall of the spinal canal, wider at disc levels where it provides central…
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    The levator scapulae is the primary scapular elevator, running from the upper cervical transverse processes to the superomedial scapular border.…
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    The apical dental ligament is a small midline cord from the dens tip to the anterior foramen magnum margin, representing…
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    The tectorial membrane is the upward continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament from C2 into the skull, spanning the posterior…
  • April 28, 2026
    The scalenus anterior is the most important of the three scalene muscles clinically, dividing the posterior triangle into the prescalene…
  • April 28, 2026
    The scalenus medius is the largest and most posterior scalene, forming the posterior wall of the interscalene triangle alongside the…
  • April 28, 2026
    The scalenus posterior is the smallest and deepest of the three scalene muscles, running from the lower cervical transverse processes…
  • April 28, 2026
    The superior thyroid artery is the primary blood supply to the upper pole of the thyroid gland and the adjacent…
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    The inferior thyroid artery provides the primary blood supply to the parathyroid glands and the lower pole of the thyroid,…
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    The ascending pharyngeal artery is the smallest branch of the external carotid artery, supplying the pharyngeal wall, prevertebral muscles, and…

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