Carotid triangle

Coverings and boundaries

• Posteriorly by the anterior border of the Sternocleidomastoid;
• Anteroinferiorly, by the superior belly of the Omohyoid.
• Superiorly by the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.

• Thyrohyoid membrane,
• Hyoglossus, and the
• Constrictores pharyngis medius and inferior.

  Arteries

• the superior thyroid artery, running forward and downward;
• the lingual artery, directly forward;
• the facial artery, forward and upward;
• the occipital artery, backward and upward;
• the ascending pharyngeal artery, directly upward on the medial side of the internal carotid.

  Veins

• the internal jugular vein, which lies on the lateral side of the common and internal carotid arteries;
• and veins corresponding to the above-mentioned branches of the external carotid—viz.,
• * the superior thyroid vein,
• * the lingual veins,
• * common facial vein draining into the internal jugular vein,
• * ascending pharyngeal usually ending in the internal jugular vein,
• * and sometimes the occipital vein

Nerves

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