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Deep cervical fascia information


Deep cervical fascia
Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia colli.
Anatomical terminology
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The deep cervical fascia (or fascia colli in older texts) lies under cover of the platysma, and invests the muscles of the neck; it also forms sheaths for the carotid vessels, and for the structures situated in front of the vertebral column. Its attachment to the hyoid bone prevents the formation of a dewlap.[1]

The investing portion of the fascia is attached behind to the ligamentum nuchæ and to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.

The alar fascia is a portion of the deep cervical fascia.

  1. ^ Anatomy & Physiology, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 2008.

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