Zones of the neck with table of structures

Zone 1	Zone 2	Zone 3
Anatomic landmarks
Clavicle/sternum to cricoid cartilage	Cricoid cartilage to the mandible	Superior angle of the mandible
Anatomic structures in zone
Proximal common carotid artery	Carotid artery	Vertebral artery
Subclavian artery	Vertebral artery	Distal carotid artery
Vertebral artery	Jugular vein	Distal jugular vein
Lung apices	Pharynx	Salivary and parotid glands
Trachea	Trachea	Cranial nerves IX to XII
Thyroid	Esophagus	Spinal cord
Esophagus	Larynx
Thoracic duct	Vagus nerve
Spinal cord	Recurrent laryngeal nerve
	Spinal cord

Adapted from: Claudius I, Newton K. Neck. In: Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 9^th edition, Walls R, Hockberger RS, Gausche-Hill M (Eds), Elsevier, Philadelphia 2018.

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Zones of the neck with table of structures