Anatomical relationships Flashcards

1
Q

A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly _ to the body of the mandible.

A

lateral (superficial)

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2
Q

After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass _ to the masseter.

A

lateral (superficial)

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3
Q

The parotid duct passes _ and then anterior to the masseter.

A

lateral (superficial)

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4
Q

The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly _ to the anterior scalene muscle.

A

anterior

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5
Q

The external carotid artery is typically positioned _ to the internal carotid artery.

A

anterior

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6
Q

The facial artery passes _ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric and stylohyoid muscle.

A

deep

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7
Q

The inferior thyroid artery passes _ to the common carotid artery.

A

posterior (deep)

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8
Q

The subclavian artery passes directly _ to the anterior scalene muscle.

A

posterior

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9
Q

The hyoid bone is positioned _ to the thyroid cartilage.

A

superior

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10
Q

The thoracic duct passes _ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

A

posterior

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11
Q

The cricoid cartilage is positioned _ to the thyroid cartilage.

A

inferior

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12
Q

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _ to the carotid sheath.

A

superficial

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13
Q

The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes _ to the carotid sheath.

A

lateral (superficial)

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14
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes _ to the hyoglossus muscle and _ to the mylohyoid muscle.

A

superficial (lateral), deep

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15
Q

The left vagus nerve passes directly _ to the left subclavian artery.

A

anterior

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16
Q

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove).

A

lateral

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17
Q

The right vagus nerve passes directly _ to the right subclavian artery.

A

anterior

18
Q

The left brachiocephalic vein passes _ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.

A

anterior

19
Q

The submandibular gland is positioned directly posterior and _ to the mylohyoid muscle.

A

inferior

20
Q

The maxillary artery passes _ to the neck of the mandible.

A

medial (deep)

21
Q

The articular disc is positioned directly _ to the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and directly _ to the head of the mandible.

A

inferior, superior

22
Q

The masseter muscle is positioned _ and the medial pterygoid is positioned _ to the ramus of the mandible.

A

lateral (superficial), medial (deep)

23
Q

The temporalis muscle passes _ to the zygomatic arch.

A

deep (medial)

24
Q

The retromandibular vein is positioned medial and _ to the ramus of the mandible.

A

posterior

25
Q

The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then _ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle.

A

posterior

26
Q

The roots of the brachial plexus typically pass between the anterior scalene and _ muscles.

A

middle scalene

27
Q

The external jugular vein typically is positioned directly _ to the SCM.

A

superficial (lateral)

28
Q

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, opthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned _ to the internal carotid artery.

A

lateral

29
Q

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly _ to the maxillary sinus.

A

superior

30
Q

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _ to the orbit.

A

medial

31
Q

The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly _ to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.

A

superior

32
Q

The tonsilar bed is positioned _ to the palatoglossal fold (arch).

A

posterior

33
Q

The vocal fold is positioned _ to the vestibular fold.

A

inferior

34
Q

The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes _ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

A

inferior

35
Q

The lingual nerve is positioned directly _ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

A

anterior

36
Q

The lingual nerve passes directly _ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the 3rd molar.

A

medial

37
Q

The lingual nerve passes lateral, _ and medial to the submandibular duct.

A

inferior

38
Q

The submandibular duct and sublingual gland are positioned _ to the mylohyoid muscle.

A

superior

39
Q

Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly _ to the common carotid artery.

A

lateral

40
Q

The common carotid artery is positioned directly _ to the superior cervical ganglion.

A

anterior