(III) Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx to Deep Neck 2015 Flashcards
The tonsilar bed is positioned _______ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _______ to the palatoglossal arch.
anterior, 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, lateral
The lingual nerve passes _______ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.
medial, lateral
The lingual nerve passes _______ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.
inferior
The lingual nerve passes _______ 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 lateral to the hyoglossus muscle.
deep (superior-medial)
The lingual artery passes _______ to the hyoglossus muscle.
medial (deep)
The vallecula is positioned directly _______ to the epiglottis and _______ to the tongue (root).
anterior, posterior
The epiglottis is positioned _______ to the tongue (root).
posterior
The piriform recess is positioned _______ to the laryngeal inlet.
lateral
The vocal ligament is positioned _______ to the arytenoid cartilage.
anterior
The vocal fold is positioned _______ to the vestibular fold.
inferior
The arytenoid cartilage is positioned _______ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.
superior
The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _______ to the prevertebral muscles and directly _______ to the carotid sheath.
anterior, posterior
The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _______to the internal jugular vein.
lateral, medial
The superior laryngeal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries.
medial
The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes between the _______ and _______ arteries?
internal and external carotid arteries.
