Cervical plexus and accessory nerve in the posterior triangle

About this plate

Cervical plexus and accessory nerve in the posterior triangle. Lateral view of the neck.

Region

neck

Structure

posterior triangle

View

lateral

System

peripheral nerves, veins, arteries, muscle

Focus

cervical plexus cutaneous branches, accessory nerve, posterior triangle of neck, occipital and posterior auricular vessels

Structures labelled on this plate

• parotid gland
• posterior auricular vein
• post. auricular br. of facial nerve
• occipital br. of post. auricular art
• Occipitalis
• posterior br. of great auricular nerve
• auricular br. of occipital art
• anterior br. of great auricular nerve
• external jugular vein
• superior and inferior brs. of cutaneous cervical nerve
• Sternocleidomastoideus
• Platysma
• occipital art
• occipital vein
• great occipital nerve
• lesser occipital nerve
• great auricular nerve
• Levator scapulae
• accessory nerve
• Trapezius
• supraclavicular nerves

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.