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Submandibular Exam
Aka: Submandibular Exam, Submandibular Triangle
- See Also
- Oral Exam
- Lymphadenopathy of the Head and Neck
- Images
- Triangles of the neck
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
- Exam: Extra-Oral Exam of the Anterior Triangle
- Background: Anterior triangle borders
- Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
- Sternal Notch
- Mandible
- Technique: Submandibular Triangle
- Thumb against Mandible
- Palpate Submandibular Triangle
- Press upward and outward toward Mandible
- Technique: Anterior Cervical Region
- Palpate with head hyperextended and turned away
- One hand behind sternocleidomastoid
- Palpate over Sternocleidomastoid against other hand
- Exam: Intraoral
- One hand extra-oral palm up against submandibular
- Gloved index finger against floor of mouth
- Walk finger anterior to posterior
- Push against other hand