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Anatomical Relationships Flashcards

1
Q

A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly __________ to the bod of the mandible

A

lateral

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2
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After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal, and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass ___________ to the masseter.

A

lateral

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3
Q

The parotid duct passes _______ and then _________ to the masseter.

A

lateral, anterior

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4
Q

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

A

anterior

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5
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The external carotid artery typically is positioned ________ to the internal carotid artery.

A

anterior

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6
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The facial artery passes _______ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and the stylohyoid muscle.

A

deep

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7
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The inferior thyroid artery passes _______ to the common carotid artery.

A

deep/posterior

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8
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The subclavian artery passes _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.

A

deep/posterior

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9
Q

The hyoid bone is positioned directly _________ 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
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The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned __________ to the carotid sheath.

A

superficial

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13
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The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes __________ to the carotid sheath.

A

lateral

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14
Q

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

A

superficial, deep

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15
Q

The left vagus nerve passes ________ to the left subclavian artery.

A

anterior

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16
Q

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ________ to the trachea.

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 the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.

A

anterior

19
Q

The submandibular gland is positioned directly _________ and __________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

A

posterior, 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 __________ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _________ to the ramus of the of the mandible

A

lateral, medial

23
Q

The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch.

A

medial/deep

24
Q

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

A

posterior

25
Q

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

A

inferior, posterior

26
Q

The roots of the brachial plexus pass between the _____________ and ____________ muscles.

A

anterior scalene and middle scalene

27
Q

The external jugular vein typically is positioned ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

superficial

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 palitini 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 lateral, _______, then medial to the duct of the submandibular gland.

A

inferior

37
Q

The lingual nerve passes directly _______ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the third molar.

A

medial

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

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