Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The deep cervical fascia (or fascia colli in older texts) lies under cover of the Platysma and invests the neck; it also forms sheaths for the carotid vessels and for the structures situated in front of the vertebral column. Its attachment to the hyoid bone prevents the formation of a dewlap.The investing portion of the fascia is attached behind to the ligamentum nuchæ and to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.The alar fascia is a portion of the deep cervical fascia.
