1
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| Upper pointer: Rostrum of sphenoid Lower pointer: Nasopharynx |
2
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| Soft palate (cut in midline) |
3
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| Palatine tonsil |
4
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| Uvula |
5
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| Oropharynx |
6
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| Geniohyoid muscle |
7
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| Body hyoid bone (cut in midline) |
8
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| Thyroid cartilage (cut across) |
9
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| Anterior scalene muscle |
10
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| Upper pointer: Vagus nerve (X) Lower pointer: Common carotid artery |
11
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| Upper pointer: Internal carotid artery (in carotid canal) Lower pointer: Jugular foramen (opened) |
12
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| Lateral rectus capitis muscle |
13
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| Longus capitis muscle |
14
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| Accessory nerve (XI) |
15
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| Upper pointer: Inferior ganglion vagus nerve (nodose ganglion) Lower pointer: Hypoglossal nerve (XII) |
16
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| Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) |
17
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| Superior cervical ganglion |
18
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| Superior cardiac branch of vagus nerve |
19
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| Anterior longitudinal ligament |
20
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| Vagus nerve (X) |
21
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| Longus colli muscle |
22
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| Cervical prevertebral fascia |
23
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| Sympathetic trunk |
24
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| Epiglottis |
25
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| Origins of anterior scalene muscle |
26
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| Cervical nerve VI |
27
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| Middle scalene muscle |
28
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| Posterior scalene muscle |
29
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| Cervical nerve VIII |
30
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| Stellate ganglion |
31
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| Costocervical trunk |