ABSTRACT
This chapter describes in a broad yet systematic manner the relevant surgical anatomy arrangement of the viscera, muscles, nerves and major blood vessels in the neck. It defines the anatomical relationships of these structures to each other and to the various fascial layers in the neck. Detailed anatomical descriptions of individual viscera fall outside the scope and purpose of this chapter, and detailed accounts of the course and distribution of individual nerves and vessels in the neck are provided where surgically relevant. The posterior triangle is covered separately in Chapter 25.
