Superficial head and neck
Deep head and neck
The deep anatomy is separated by fascial planes into seven deep compartments of the head and neck:
- pharyngeal (superficial) mucosal space
- parapharyngeal space
- parotid space
- carotid space
- masticator space
- retropharyngeal space
- perivertebral space
Many of the disease states that affect the deep structures of the head and neck are confined to one compartment. However, some diseases are considered trans-spatial diseases.
Surgical triangles of the neck
There are several triangles of the neck that are more surgically focussed, first described from early dissection-based anatomical studies which predated cross-sectional anatomical description based on imaging:
