Prevertebral space
| Prevertebral space | |
|---|---|
 Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. | |
 Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. | |
The prevertebral space is a space in the neck.
On one side it is bounded by the prevertebral fascia.[1]
On the other side, some sources define it as bounded by the vertebral bodies,[2] and others define it as bounded by the longus colli.[1]
It includes the prevertebral muscles (longus colli and longus capitis), vertebral artery, vertebral vein, scalene muscles, phrenic nerve and part of the brachial plexus.[3]
References
- 1 2 "eMedicine - Retropharyngeal Abscess : Article by Todd J Berger, MD". Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ "Deep Neck Space Infections: Changing Trends". Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ "Prevertebral space cervical". Medcyclopaedia. GE.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.