pretracheal layer of cervical fascia

pre·tra·che·al lay·er of cervical fascia

[TA]

the layer of fascia investing the infrahyoid muscles and contributing to the formation of the carotid sheath.

Synonym(s): lamina pretrachealis fasciae cervicalis [TA], middle cervical fascia, Porter fascia, pretracheal fascia

pre·tra·che·al lay·er of cer·vi·cal fas·cia

(prē-trā'kē-ăl lā'ĕr sĕr'vi-kăl fash'ē-ă) [TA]

The layer of fascia investing the infrahyoid muscles and contributing to the formation of the carotid sheath.