Sternocleidomastoid region
The sternocleidomastoid region is one of the neck regions and its extension roughly corresponds to that of the muscle of the same name . This muscle is visible through the skin on the stretched or sideways neck of the neck. In lean people, a dimple called the supraclavicular minor fossa may be visible between the two muscle origins . The paired sternocleidomastoid region lies between the unpaired anterior cervical region and the respective lateral cervical region .
Under the muscle lies the vascular nerve cord of the neck with the carotid artery , jugular veins and the vagus nerve . In addition, the upper root of the ansa cervicalis attaches to the carotid artery.
literature
- Theodor H. Schiebler, Walter Schmidt: Anatomy: cytology, histology, history of development, macroscopic and microscopic human anatomy . Springer-Verlag, 5th edition 2013, ISBN 9783662057339 , p. 476.