carotid triangle

Sternocleidomastoid branches: They are two in number and are given off in the carotid triangle.

This triangle serves as a reference to locate surgery elements that are in the carotid triangle.

When the sternocleidomastoid muscle is drawn backward, the artery is seen to be contained in a triangular space known as the carotid triangle.

These nerve fibers travel in the hypoglossal nerve before separating in the carotid triangle to form the superior root.

Its superior belly divides the anterior triangle into an upper or carotid triangle and a lower or muscular triangle.

At its origin, this artery is more superficial, and placed nearer the middle line than the internal carotid, and is contained within the carotid triangle.

"Malgaigne's triangle": Also known as the superior carotid triangle, or as "Malgaigne's fossa".

The carotid triangle (or superior carotid triangle) is a portion of the anterior triangle of the neck.

The inferior carotid triangle (or muscular triangle), is bounded, in front, by the median line of the neck from the hyoid bone to the sternum; behind, by the anterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus; above, by the superior belly of the Omohyoideus.

From its origin under the anterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus it runs upward and forward for a short distance in the carotid triangle, where it is covered by the skin, Platysma, and fascia; it then arches downward beneath the Omohyoideus, Sternohyoideus, and Sternothyreoideus.

These techniques, as practiced by the martial arts of Judo and Danzan Ryu, can involve striking specific points on the body, manual manipulation of the carotid triangle to open closed arteries, or manually opening and closing the lungs to allow air to flow in and out.

The facial artery arises in the carotid triangle from the external carotid artery a little above the lingual artery and, sheltered by the ramus of the mandible, passes obliquely up beneath the digastric and stylohyoid muscles, over which it arches to enter a groove on the posterior surface of the submandibular gland.