Dissection of left submaxillary (submandibular) gland and related structures
Intrinsic nerves and blood vessels, inferolateral view
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Dissection of left submaxillary (submandibular) gland and related structures
Intrinsic nerves and blood vessels, inferolateral view
The lobules of the gland have been separated and some of them removed. The submaxillary duct has not been exposed.
- Platysma (cut off)
- Body of mandible and submandibular lymph node
- Fascia covering anterior belly digastric muscle
- Fascia which extends medial to submandibular gland (continuous with external layer of cervical fascia)
- Hyoid bone
- Thyrohyoid muscle
- Masseteric branch of external maxillary artery
- External maxillary artery
- Lymph vessel and submandibular lymph node
- Submental vein (cut off)
- Submandibular branches of submandibular ganglion
- Glandular branch external maxillary artery
- Submandibular gland
- Descending branch hypoglossal nerve
- Superior deep cervical lymph node
- Upper pointer: Carotid sheath covering external carotid artery Lower pointer: Superior thyroid artery