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Regions
Regions of the Head and Neck Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior Cervicle Triangle | Anterior region of the neck |
| Buccal | Structures closest to the inner cheek |
| Carotid Triangle | Smaller triangular region of the neck superior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the anterior cervical triangle |
| Facial | Structures closest to the facial surface |
| Hyoid Bone | Bone suspended in the neck that allows the attachment of many muscles |
| Labial | Structures closest to the lips |
| Lingual | Structures closest to the tongue |
| Muscular Triangle | Smaller triangle region of the neck inferior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the anterior cervical triangle |
| Occipital Triangle | Smaller triangle region of the neck superior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the posterior cervical triangle |
| Palatal | Structures closest to the palate |
| Posterior Cervical Triangle | Lateral region of the neck |
| Regions of the Neck | Region that includes the anterior and posterior cervical triangles |
| Sternocleidomastoid Muscle | Paired cervical muscle that seres as a primary landmark in the neck |
| Subclavian Triangle | Smaller triangular region of the neck inferior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the posterior cervical triangle |
| Submandibular Triangle | Portion of the anterior cercical trainagle formed by the mandible and anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscle |
| Submental Triangle | Unparied midline portion of the anterior cervical triangle crated by the right and left anterior bellies of the digastric muscle and the hyoid bone |
| Vertical Dimension of the Face | The face divided into thirds |