1
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| Platysma (cut off) |
2
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| Body of mandible and submandibular lymph node |
3
.
| Fascia covering anterior belly digastric muscle |
4
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| Fascia which extends medial to submandibular gland (continuous with external layer of cervical fascia) |
5
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| Hyoid bone |
6
.
| Thyrohyoid muscle |
7
.
| Masseteric branch of external maxillary artery |
8
.
| External maxillary artery |
9
.
| Lymph vessel and submandibular lymph node |
10
.
| Submental vein (cut off) |
11
.
| Submandibular branches of submandibular ganglion |
12
.
| Glandular branch external maxillary artery |
13
.
| Submandibular gland |
14
.
| Descending branch hypoglossal nerve |
15
.
| Superior deep cervical lymph node |
16
.
| Upper pointer: Carotid sheath covering external carotid artery Lower pointer: Superior thyroid artery |