Author/Authors :
Ayyoubian, Mahmood Anatomical Sciences Department - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Koruji, Morteza Anatomical Sciences Department - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A rare variant of ansa cervicalis was discovered during dissection of the neck in a
male cadaver. The superior root of the Ansa cervicalis was formed by the C1 ventral
ramus. It accompanied with the vagus nerve in place of the hypoglossal nerve and descended
into the carotid sheath with it. Moreover the C1 ventral ramus formed from
the sheath and joined the inferior root from C2 and C3 ventral rami.
