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Submental triangle

Part of the human neck

Part of the human neck

FieldValue
NameSubmental triangle
Latintrigonum submentale
ImageMusculi coli base, my edits for tringles, Submental.svg
CaptionSubmental triangle
Image2Gray1210.png
Caption2Side of neck, showing chief surface markings (nerves are yellow, arteries are red)

The submental triangle (or suprahyoid triangle) is a division of the anterior triangle of the neck.

Boundaries

It is limited to:

  • Lateral (away from the midline), formed by the anterior belly of the digastricus
  • Medial (towards the midline), formed by the midline of the neck between the mandible and the hyoid bone
  • Inferior (below), formed by the body of the hyoid bone
  • Floor is formed by the mylohyoideus
  • Roof is formed by investing layer of deep cervical fascia

Contents

It contains one or two lymph glands, the submental lymph nodes (three or four in number) and Submental veins and commencement of anterior jugular veins.

(The contents of the triangle actually lie in the superficial fascia over the roof of submental triangle)

Additional images

File:Gray386.png|Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. File:Gray558.png|The veins of the neck, viewed from in front. File:Structure of Adam's apple.png|Front view of neck. File:Gray512.svg|The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right. Suprahyoid labeled at left.)

References

, Page 88 of Textbook of Anatomy; head, neck and brain by Vishram Singh

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