TRIANGLES OF THE NECK – Concise Notes

May 17, 2025
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TOPIC: TRIANGLES OF THE NECK – Concise Notes

📌 INTRODUCTION

🔺The neck is divided into triangles for anatomical understanding and surgical reference.

🔺Two main triangles:

    • Anterior triangle

    • Posterior triangle

 

1. POSTERIOR TRIANGLE

➡️ Boundaries

  • Anterior: Posterior border of sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

  • Posterior: Anterior border of trapezius

Human Anatomy