Coverings and Boundaries
It is bounded:
- posteriorly by the Sternocleidomastoideus;
- inferiorly, by the superior belly of the Omohyoideus
- superiorly, by the Stylohyoideus and the posterior belly of the Digastricus.
It is covered by the integument, superficial fascia, Platysma and deep fascia; ramifying in which are branches of the facial and cutaneous cervical nerves.
Its floor is formed by parts of the Thyrohyoideus, Hyoglossus, and the Constrictores pharyngis medius and inferior.
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