Anatomical relationships Flashcards
A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly _ to the body of the mandible.
lateral (superficial)
After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass _ to the masseter.
lateral (superficial)
The parotid duct passes _ and then anterior to the masseter.
lateral (superficial)
The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly _ to the anterior scalene muscle.
anterior
The external carotid artery is typically positioned _ to the internal carotid artery.
anterior
The facial artery passes _ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric and stylohyoid muscle.
deep
The inferior thyroid artery passes _ to the common carotid artery.
posterior (deep)
The subclavian artery passes directly _ to the anterior scalene muscle.
posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned _ to the thyroid cartilage.
superior
The thoracic duct passes _ to the left brachiocephalic vein.
posterior
The cricoid cartilage is positioned _ to the thyroid cartilage.
inferior
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _ to the carotid sheath.
superficial
The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes _ to the carotid sheath.
lateral (superficial)
The hypoglossal nerve passes _ to the hyoglossus muscle and _ to the mylohyoid muscle.
superficial (lateral), deep
The left vagus nerve passes directly _ to the left subclavian artery.
anterior
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove).
lateral
The right vagus nerve passes directly _ to the right subclavian artery.
anterior
The left brachiocephalic vein passes _ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.
anterior
The submandibular gland is positioned directly posterior and _ to the mylohyoid muscle.
inferior
The maxillary artery passes _ to the neck of the mandible.
medial (deep)
The articular disc is positioned directly _ to the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and directly _ to the head of the mandible.
inferior, superior
The masseter muscle is positioned _ and the medial pterygoid is positioned _ to the ramus of the mandible.
lateral (superficial), medial (deep)
The temporalis muscle passes _ to the zygomatic arch.
deep (medial)
The retromandibular vein is positioned medial and _ to the ramus of the mandible.
posterior
The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then _ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle.
posterior
The roots of the brachial plexus typically pass between the anterior scalene and _ muscles.
middle scalene
The external jugular vein typically is positioned directly _ to the SCM.
superficial (lateral)
At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, opthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned _ to the internal carotid artery.
lateral
The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly _ to the maxillary sinus.
superior
The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _ to the orbit.
medial
The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly _ to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.
superior
The tonsilar bed is positioned _ to the palatoglossal fold (arch).
posterior
The vocal fold is positioned _ to the vestibular fold.
inferior
The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes _ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.
inferior
The lingual nerve is positioned directly _ to the inferior alveolar nerve.
anterior
The lingual nerve passes directly _ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the 3rd molar.
medial
The lingual nerve passes lateral, _ and medial to the submandibular duct.
inferior
The submandibular duct and sublingual gland are positioned _ to the mylohyoid muscle.
superior
Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly _ to the common carotid artery.
lateral
The common carotid artery is positioned directly _ to the superior cervical ganglion.
anterior
