(I) Face to Anterior and Lateral Neck Dissections 2015 Flashcards
The parotid duct passes _______ to the masseter muscle.
lateral (superficial) and anterior
The parotid gland is positioned _________ to the masseter muscle.
posterior and 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 _________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior and lateral (superficial)
The lesser occipital nerve passes _______ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior
The accessory nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
medial (deep) and then 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 ________ to the sternohyoid muscle.
deep and lateral
The submandibular gland is positioned _________ to the mylohyoid muscle.
posterior and inferior
The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned _________ to the mylohyoid muscle.
superficial (inferior-lateral)