Summary: Anatomy: Head And Neck

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  • 1 Muscles

  • 1.1.3 Pretracheal muscles

  • What are the pretracheal muscles?

    1. Thyrohyoid: from thyroid cartilage to hyoid apparatus
    2. Sternothyroid: from sternum to thyroid cartilage
    3. Sternohyoid: from sternum to hyoid apparatus
  • What is the purpose of the pretracheal muscles?

    To move/stabilize the larynx and control the muscles of the voicebox.
  • What are the variants of the pretracheal muscles?

    In horses, the four muscles (2 paired muscles from the sternum) are tightly bound together
  • 1.1.4 Superficial groups

  • What are the superficial groups of the neck?

    1. Brachiocephalicus
    2. Omotransversarius
    3. Sternocephalicus
  • What is the function of the brachiocephalicus?

    Move and stabilize head, neck, and forelimb relative to neck
  • What is the function of the omotransversarius?

    Move and stabilize the whole neck and forelimb relative to neck
  • What is the function of the sternocephalicus?

    Move and stabilize head on neck and the whole neck itself
  • What are the two insertion sites of the sternocephalicus in horses?

    1. Cephalic part: sternocephalicus, moves head on neck
    2. Mandibular part: sternomandibularis, moves head on neck and whole neck
  • 1.1.5 Superficial groups reflected

  • What are underneath the superficial muscle groups of the neck?

    1. Serratus ventralis (cervical)
    2. Splenius
  • What is the function of the splenius?

    Move and stabilize the head on neck and provide support to the vertebral column
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