The carotid triangle
Illustration of the lateral part of neck with deep dissection of submandibular (digastric) and carotid triangles.
| Term name | Layer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retromandibular vein | Layer 1 |
| 2 | Infrahyoid branch | Layer 1 |
| 3 | Internal carotid artery | Layer 1 |
| 4 | Superior root; superior limb | Layer 1 |
| 5 | Stylohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 6 | Thyrohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 7 | Jugulodigastric node | Layer 1 |
| 8 | Hyoglossus | Layer 1 |
| 9 | External carotid artery | Layer 1 |
| 10 | Superior thyroid artery | Layer 1 |
| 11 | Omohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 12 | Sternohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 13 | Anterior belly | Layer 1 |
| 14 | Mylohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 15 | Internal jugular vein | Layer 1 |
| 16 | Posterior belly | Layer 1 |
| 17 | Vagus nerve [x] | Layer 1 |
| 18 | Ansa cervicalis | Layer 1 |
| 19 | Hypoglossal nerve [XII] | Layer 1 |
| 20 | Facial vein | Layer 1 |
| 21 | Facial artery | Layer 1 |
| 22 | Masseter | Layer 1 |
| 23 | Parotid gland | Layer 1 |
| 24 | Submandibular ganglion | Layer 1 |
| 25 | Lingual nerve | Layer 1 |
| 26 | Carotid body | Layer 1 |