Head Neck Regional Lymphatics

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Head Neck Regional Lymphatics Slide Transcript
Slide 1: Head, Neck, Regional Lymphatics

Slide 2:  Focuses on – Cranium – Face – Thyroid Gland – Lymph node structures within the head & neck

Slide 3: Skull  Size & shape – 8 bones • 1 frontal • 2 parietal • 2 temporal • 1 occipital • 1 ethmoid • 1 sphenoid – Protects the brain & sensory organs

Slide 5: Face  Structures  Expression

Slide 6: Neck  Symmetry  ROM  Muscles  Lymph nodes (10) – Preauricular – Post auricular – Occipital – Submental – Submandibular

Slide 7: – Jugulodigastric – Superficial cervical – Deep cervical chain – Posterior cervical Supraclavicular

Slide 9: Trachea  Inspect  Palpate; anterior, posterior  Auscultate

Slide 10: Trachea

Slide 11: Thyroid  Inspect (drink of water). Thyroid tissue moves up.  Palpate. – Posterior approach – Anterior approach  Usually not palpable  Auscultate if enlarged





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