1.
Posterior
Compartment -
Vertebrae and muscles
which support and
move head & neck
2.
Anterior
Compartment
- Viscera
and rostral continuation
GI & Respiratory
Systems
3.
Lateral Compartment
-
Blood vessels & nerve
I. OVERVIEW OF NECK - neck is compartmentalized
Plane of section
HORIZONTAL SECTION THROUGH NECK
POST.
LAT.
ANT.