Dissection Relationships Flashcards
The parotid duct passes _________ and ___________ to the masseter muscle.
lateral (superficial), anterior
The parotid gland is positioned ________ and __________ to the masseter muscle.
posterior, lateral (superficial)
The branches of the facial nerve pass _________ to the masseter muscle.
lateral (superficial)
The facial artery passes _________ to the mandible (body).
lateral (superficial)
On the face, the facial vein is positioned ________ to the facial artery.
posterior
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned ______ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.
superficial
The external jugular vein passes _________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
lateral (superficial)
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _____ and ______ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior, lateral(superficial)
The lesser occipital nerve passes _________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior
The accessory nerve passes _______ and then __________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
medial (deep), posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned _________ to the thyroid cartilage.
superior
The omohyoid muscle is positioned ____________ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes __________ to the carotid sheath.
anterior-lateral, superficial
At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned ______ and ______ to the sternohyoid muscle.
deep, lateral
The submandibular gland is positioned ______ and _________ to the mylohyoid muscle.
posterior, inferior
The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned ______________ to the mylohyoid muscle.
superficial (inferior-lateral)
The thyroid cartilage is positioned _______ to the cricoid cartilage.
superior
The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly __________ to the trachea.
anterior
The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly ________ to the trachea.
lateral
The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned __________ to the internal jugular vein.
lateral (superficial)
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ________ to the internal jugular vein.
anterior
The vagus nerve is positioned ________ to the internal jugular vein and _________ to the common carotid artery.
posterior-medial, posterior-lateral
The internal jugular vein is positioned ______ to the carotid artery.
lateral
The external carotid artery is positioned ________ to the internal carotid artery.
anterior
The facial artery passes _________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.
medial (deep)
The hypoglossal nerve passes _________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and _________ to the hyoglossus muscle.
medial (deep), lateral (superficial)
During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ________ and then _________ to the hypoglossal nerve.
medial (deep), lateral (superficial)
The subclavian artery passes directly _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
posterior
The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
anterior
The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
anterior
The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _________ to the middle scalene and directly __________ to the anterior scalene muscles.
anterior, posterior
The left brachiocephalic vein passes _______ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries.
anterior
The left phrenic nerve passes _________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.
posterior
The inferior thyroid artery passes ___________ to the common carotid artery.
deep (posterior-medial)
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly __________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
anterior
The thoracic duct passes _________to the left brachiocephalic vein.
posterior
The trachea is positioned directly a_________ to the esophagus.
anterior
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ________ to the trachea.
lateral