Anatomical Relationships

Question 1

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

Answer 1

lateral

Question 2

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

Answer 2

lateral

Question 3

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

Answer 3

lateral, anterior

Question 4

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

Answer 4

anterior

Question 5

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

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

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

Answer 6

deep

Question 7

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

Answer 7

deep/posterior

Question 8

The subclavian artery passes _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 8

deep/posterior

Question 9

The hyoid bone is positioned directly _________ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 9

superior

Question 10

The thoracic duct passes ________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

Answer 10

posterior

Question 11

The cricoid cartilage is positioned _________ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 11

inferior

Question 12

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned __________ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 12

superficial

Question 13

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

Answer 13

lateral

Question 14

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

Answer 14

superficial, deep

Question 15

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

Answer 15

anterior

Question 16

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ________ to the trachea.

Answer 16

lateral

Question 17

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

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

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

Answer 18

anterior

Question 19

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

Answer 19

posterior, inferior

Question 20

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

Answer 20

medial/deep

Question 21

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

Answer 21

inferior, superior

Question 22

The masseter muscle is positioned __________ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _________ to the ramus of the of the mandible

Answer 22

lateral, medial

Question 23

The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 23

medial/deep

Question 24

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

Answer 24

posterior

Question 25

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

Answer 25

inferior, posterior

Question 26

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

Answer 26

anterior scalene and middle scalene

Question 27

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

Answer 27

superficial

Question 28

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

Answer 28

lateral

Question 29

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

Answer 29

superior

Question 30

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _______ to the orbit.

Answer 30

medial

Question 31

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

Answer 31

superior

Question 32

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

Answer 32

posterior

Question 33

The vocal fold is positioned _________ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 33

inferior

Question 34

The tendon of the tensor palitini muscles passes _______ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 34

inferior

Question 35

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

Answer 35

anterior

Question 36

The lingual nerve passes lateral, _______, then medial to the duct of the submandibular gland.

Answer 36

inferior

Question 37

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

Answer 37

medial

Question 38

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

Answer 38

superior

Question 39

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

Answer 39

lateral

Question 40

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

Answer 40

anterior