Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli.
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Identifiers
Latin
lamina praetrachealis fasciae cervicalis
TA98
A04.2.05.004
TA2
2212
FMA
46559
Anatomical terminology
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The pretracheal fascia is a layer of the deep cervical fascia at the front of the neck. It attaches to the hyoid bone above, and - extending down into the thorax - blends with the fibrous pericardium below. It encloses the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands, trachea, and esophagus.[1] It extends medially in front of the carotid vessels. It assists in forming the carotid sheath.
The back portion of the pretracheal fascia is known as the buccopharyngeal fascia.[1]
^ abMorton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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