KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 165 · KROK (Dentistry)
A physician performs the anterior transverse cervical skin incision for urgent tracheotomy. He should keep in mind the probability of damaging the following vessel:
- A. Arcus venosus juguli
- B. V.jugularis externa
- C. V.facialis
- D. V.jugularis interna
- E. V.thyroidea media
Hint
Consider which vein runs horizontally in the suprasternal interfascial space just above the jugular notch, right where a lower transverse incision is made.
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