KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 77 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 5-year-old child with diagnosis of diphtheria has been hospitalised in severe condition in a contagious isolation ward. Tracheostomy had to be performed on the child to prevent asphyxiation. This operation was carried out in the following neck triangle (trigonum):
- A. Omotrapezoideum
- B. Caroticum
- C. Omoclaviculare
- D. Submandibulare
- E. Omotracheale
Hint
Locate the cervical part of the trachea and recall which anterior triangle of the neck, bounded by the midline, lies over it.
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