inferior carotid triangle

mus·cu·lar tri·an·gle (of neck)

[TA]

the triangle bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck; the infrahyoid muscles occupy most of it.

Synonym(s): trigonum musculare (regionis cervicalis anterioris) [TA], omotracheal triangle ☆ , trigonum omotracheale ☆ , inferior carotid triangle, tracheal triangle

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inferior carotid triangle

The triangular space bounded by the middle line of the neck, the sternomastoid muscle, and the anterior belly of the omohyoid muscle. Synonym: muscular triangle

See also: triangle

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