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| Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. | |
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| Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. |
The prevertebral space is a space in the neck.
On one side it is bounded by the prevertebral fascia.[1]
On the other side, some sources define it as bounded by the vertebral bodies,[2] and others define it as bounded by the longus colli.[1]
It includes the prevertebral muscles (longus colli and longus capitis), vertebral artery, vertebral vein, scalene muscles, phrenic nerve and part of the brachial plexus.[3]
References
- ^ a b "eMedicine - Retropharyngeal Abscess : Article by Todd J Berger, MD". http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2682.htm#section~introduction. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Deep Neck Space Infections: Changing Trends". http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/10694.html. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vi_2/p/prevertebral_space_cervical.aspx
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