The Airway From a Little Different Perspective...
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Ever wonder why intubation can illicit a vagal response?
Check out where the vagus nerve is in relationship to the epiglottis/trachea.
| 1. Common Carotid
2. Internal Jugular
3. Vagus Nerve
4. Epiglottis
5. Thyroid Cartilage
6. Laryngopharynx
7. C-5
8. Spinal Chord
9. External Jugular
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| 1. Spinal nerve
2. External Jugular
3. Internal Jugular
4. Common Carotid
5. Laryngeal Vestibule
6. Vocal Chords
7. Intervertebral disc, C-5 & C-6
8. C-6
9. Spinal Chord
10. Spinous process, C-6
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| 1. Cricoid Caartilage
2. Trachea
3. Common Carotid
4. C-7
5. Intervertebral disc, C-7 & T-1
6. Spinal Chord
7. T-1
8. Scapula
9. Clavicle
10. Thyroid Gland
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