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Incorrect. The arrow points to the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The investing fascia is attached posteriorly to the ligamentum nuchae and encloses the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, and the parotid and submandibular glands.
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Investing fascia of the neck
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Incorrect. The arrow points to the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The buccopharyngeal fascia is the posterior aspect of the pretracheal fascia, anterior to the retropharyngeal space. It encloses the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
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Buccopharyngeal fascia
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Incorrect. The arrow points to the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The prevertebral fascia is anterior to the prevertebral muscles and posterior to the oesophagus and pharynx. It encloses the roots and trunks of the brachial plexus, scalene muscles, cervical plexus, third part of the subclavian artery and phrenic nerves.
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Prevertebral fascia
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Correct. The arrow points to the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The pretracheal fascia is attached superiorly to the hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage and tracheal rings 2-4, and blends with the pericardium inferiorly. In addition to the thyroid gland, it encloses the parathyroid glands.
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Pretracheal fascia
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Incorrect. The arrow points to the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The carotid sheath is a compartment that extends from the carotid foramen superiorly to the root of the neck inferiorly. It encloses the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein and vagus nerve.
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Carotid sheath
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Thyroid and parathyroid glands
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Head and neck anatomy
Which of the following structures encloses the labelled structure?

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