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What is the medical term meaning congenital defect that appears as a gill located on the neck?
Branchial Cleft cyst is a congenital defect that appears as a gill located on the neck
What could a hole on the outside of the neck be that drains and has been there since birth be?
It's called 'branchial cleft cysts'. It can be removed surgically.
What motor nerve do?
Motor nerves allow the brain to stimulate muscle contraction. A motor nerve is an efferent nerve that exclusively contains the axons of somatic and branchial motoneurons, which innervate skeletal muscles (that ensure locomotion) and branchial muscles (that motorize the face and neck).
Do you reflexively arch your back when someone touches the back of your neck when sitting?
no
Branchial cleft cyst?
DefinitionA branchial cleft cyst is a lump that develops in the neck or just below the collarbone. It is a type of birth defect.Alternative NamesCleft sinusCauses, incidence, and risk factorsBranchial cleft cysts form during development of the embryo. They occur when tissues in the neck and collarbone area (branchial cleft) fail to develop normally.The birth defect may appear as open spaces called cleft sinuses, which may develop on one or both sides of the neck. A branchial cleft cyst may form from fluid drained from a sinus. The cyst or sinus can become infected.SymptomsSmall pits, lumps, or skin tags at either side of the neck or just below the collarboneFluid drainage from a pit on the neckSigns and testsYour baby's health care provider will be able to diagnose this condition with a physical examination. Testing is usually not necessary.TreatmentInfected branchial cleft cysts or sinuses require antibiotic treatment. If there are persistent problems with drainage or infection, any cysts should be surgically removed.Expectations (prognosis)Most branchial cleft remnants require no treatment. If surgery is required, results are usually good.ComplicationsComplications include infection of the cyst or sinus.Calling your health care providerCall for an appointment with your health care provider if you notice a small pit, cleft, or lump in the neck or upper shoulder of your infant, especially if fluid drains from this area.ReferencesMcGuirt WF Sr. Differential diagnoses of neck masses. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al., eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2005:chap 112.
What yoga exercises will help the neck muscles?
Both cat and cow yoga poses will help your neck muscles. Both require you to arch your back during the course of the exercise, thus relieving neck tension.
The left common carotid artery receives blood from what vessel?
It supply blood to organs External to the skull.
What forms when magma hardens in a pipe?
a volcanic neck
Name the arteries present in a frog?
carotid arch, systemic arch ,pulmocutaneous arch, cutaneous artery ,coeliaco mesentric artery, renal artery ,posterior mesentric artery, illiac artery.
Do your neck have bone?
Well, there is bone in the form of your spine in the back of your neck, but in the front there is cartilage.
How is neck pain treated in alternative medicine?
Most forms of alternative treatment for neck pain are directed at the milder forms of chronic pain caused by occupational or emotional stress.
Known to the Bedouins as banat er rih or daughters of the wind what horse is known for an arch in the neck called the mitbah?
Arabian
