Pretracheal fascia
| Pretracheal fascia | |
|---|---|
Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | lamina praetrachealis fasciae cervicalis |
| TA98 | A04.2.05.004 |
| TA2 | 2210 |
| FMA | 46559 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The pretracheal fascia is a layer of the deep cervical fascia at the front of the neck. It attaches to the hyoid bone above, and - extending down into the thorax - blends with the fibrous pericardium below. It encloses the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands, trachea, and esophagus. It extends medially in front of the carotid vessels. It assists in forming the carotid sheath.
The back portion of the pretracheal fascia is known as the buccopharyngeal fascia.