(III) Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx to Deep Neck 2015

Question 1

The tonsilar bed is positioned _______ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _______ to the palatoglossal arch.

Answer 1

anterior, posterior

Question 2

The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _______ to the levator veli palatini muscle.

Answer 2

anterior-lateral

Question 3

The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes _______ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).

Answer 3

inferior

Question 4

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar bed.

Answer 4

anterior

Question 5

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar fold.

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

The sublingual artery is positioned _______ to the submandibular duct.

Answer 6

inferior

Question 7

The sublingual gland is positioned _______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _______ to the genioglossus muscle.

Answer 7

superior, lateral

Question 8

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.

Answer 8

medial, lateral

Question 9

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.

Answer 9

inferior

Question 10

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the submandibular duct.

Answer 10

lateral, inferior and medial

Question 11

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _______ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 11

inferior

Question 12

The genioglossus muscle is positioned _______ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 12

superior

Question 13

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned _______ to the hyoid bone.

Answer 13

superior

Question 14

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the mylohyoid muscle and lateral to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 14

deep (superior-medial)

Question 15

The lingual artery passes _______ to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 15

medial (deep)

Question 16

The vallecula is positioned directly _______ to the epiglottis and _______ to the tongue (root).

Answer 16

anterior, posterior

Question 17

The epiglottis is positioned _______ to the tongue (root).

Answer 17

posterior

Question 18

The piriform recess is positioned _______ to the laryngeal inlet.

Answer 18

lateral

Question 19

The vocal ligament is positioned _______ to the arytenoid cartilage.

Answer 19

anterior

Question 20

The vocal fold is positioned _______ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 20

inferior

Question 21

The arytenoid cartilage is positioned _______ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.

Answer 21

superior

Question 22

The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _______ to the prevertebral muscles and directly _______ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 22

anterior, posterior

Question 23

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _______to the internal jugular vein.

Answer 23

lateral, medial

Question 24

The superior laryngeal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries.

Answer 24

medial

Question 25

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes between the _______ and _______ arteries?

Answer 25

internal and external carotid arteries.