anterior cervical region

anterior cervical region

[TA] the area of the neck bounded by the mandible, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck; it is subdivided into carotid, muscular, submandibular, and submental triangles. Synonym(s): regio cervicalis anterior [TA], anterior triangle of neck ☆ , trigonum cervicale anterius ☆ , trigonum colli anterius ☆ , anterior region of neck

an·te·ri·or cer·vic·al re·gion

(an-tērē-ŏr sĕrvi-kăl rējŏn) [TA] Area of the neck bounded by the mandible, anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the anterior midline of the neck.
Synonym(s): anterior triangle of the neck, regio cervicalis anterior, trigonum cervicale anterius, trigonium colli anterius, amterior region of the neck.