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The carotid triangle is a portion of the anterior triangle of the neck.
It is bounded:
Posteriorly by the anterior border of the Sternocleidomastoid;
Anteroinferiorly, by the superior belly of the Omohyoid.
Superiorly by the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.
Its floor is formed by parts of the
Thyrohyoid membrane,
Hyoglossus, and the
Constrictores pharyngis medius and inferior.
The major contents of carotid triangle are common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, external carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and last three cranial nerves.
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