Structures lying deep to posterior belly of digastric are all except?: (A) Retromandibular vein, (B) Hypoglossal nerve, (C) Hyoglossus muscle, (D) Occipital aery
Answer is A. Relations of Digastric triangle Superficial Deep (medial) Platysma Mastoid process & sternocleidomastoid Stykohyoid muscle Retromandibular vein & parotid gland Submandibular salivary gland Angle of mandible with medial pterygoid For anterior belly Mylohyoid For posterior belly Transverse process of atlas with superior oblique & rectus capitis lateralis muscle. Hyoglossus muscle Hypoglossal & spinal accessory nerves Occipital, internal & external carotid, facial & lingual aeries Internal jugular vein