Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Infrahyoid region, anterosuperior close-up view
Image #75-1
KEYWORDS: Throat, Vasculature.
Creative Commons
Stanford holds the copyright to the David L. Bassett anatomical images and has assigned Creative Commons license Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International to all of the images.
For additional information regarding use and permissions, please contact the Medical History Center.
Dissection of anterior and lateral regions of neck
Infrahyoid region, anterosuperior close-up view
- Sternothyroid muscle right (cut across)
- Cricothyroid muscle
- Upper pointer: Prelaryngeal lymph node Lower pointer: Cricoid cartilage (covered by perichondrium)
- Internal jugular vein right
- Branch anterior superior thyroid artery
- Right lobe of thyroid gland
- Branch of ansa hypoglossi to sternohyoid muscle
- Brachiocephalic trunk right (duplicated)
- Inferior thyroid vein right
- Trachea
- Inferior thyroid vein left
- Pretracheal lymph node
- Anterior jugular vein (cut off)
- Sternoclavicular ligament
- Suprasternal space
- Manubrium of sternum
- Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland
- Internal jugular vein left
- Left lobe of thyroid gland
- Muscle fascicle from sternothyroid muscle to carotid sheath
- Branch of ansa hypoglossi to sternohyoid muscle and sternothyroid muscle
- Termination of lymphatic trunks in internal jugular vein
- Phrenic nerve
- Sternothyroid muscle (cut off and reflected anteriorly)
- Subclavian vein
- Upper pointer: Lymphatic trunk from anterior mediastinal lymph nodes Lower pointer: Internal mammary lymphatic trunk
- Sternohyoid muscle (lower pointer indicates clavicular origin)
- Upper pointer: Sternoclavicular ligament Lower pointer: Sternoclavicular articular disc
- Costoclavicular ligament
- Sternoclavicular joint (medial cavity)