Visceral space of the neck
Spatium visceralis colli
Definition
The visceral space is a neck area spanning from the hyoid bone level to the mediastinum, within the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia, and containing the thyroid and parathyroid glands, hypopharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus and paraesophageal lymph nodes.
Source: Visceral space anatomy and neuroanatomy: anatomical-CT correlation with emphasis on neural pathways- M. Huertas Moreno, A. P. Solano Romero, C. Botía González, R. Vergel Eleuterio, M. A. fernandez-villacañas Marin, M. Moreno Cascales, J. M. Garcia Santos; Murcia/ES ECR 2016 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2016/C-0757
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