Dissection 7: Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx Flashcards
The tonsilar bed is positioned ________ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _________ to the palatoglossal arch.
anterior and posterior
The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned ________ to the levator veli palatini muscle.
anterior-lateral
The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes _______ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).
inferior
The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly ________ to the tonsilar bed.
anterior
The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar fold.
posterior
The sublingual artery is positioned ________ to the submandibular duct.
inferior
The sublingual gland is positioned _______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _______ to the genioglossus muscle.
superior and lateral
The lingual nerve passes ________ to the mandible and __________ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.
medial and lateral
The lingual nerve passes _______ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.
inferior
The lingual nerve passes _____, ______, and ________ to the submandibular duct.
lateral, inferior and medial
The mylohyoid muscle is positioned ________ to the geniohyoid muscle.
inferior
The genioglossus muscle is positioned ________ to the geniohyoid muscle.
superior
The hyoglossus muscle is positioned ________ to the hyoid bone.
superior
The hypoglossal nerve passes ________ to the mylohyoid muscle and _______ to the hyoglossus muscle
deep (superior-medial) and lateral
The lingual artery passes _______ to the hyoglossus muscle.
medial (deep)
