Practice Exam Relationships Flashcards
A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly _ _ to the body of the mandible
lateral (superficial)
After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass _ _ to the masseter
lateral (superficial)
The parotid duct passes _ _ and then anterior to the masseter
lateral (superficial)
The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
anterior
The external carotid artery is typically positioned _ _ to the internal carotid artery
anterior
The facial artery passes _ _ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric and the stylohyoid muscle
deep
The inferior thyroid artery passes _ _ to the common carotid artery
posterior (deep)
The subclavian artery passes directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned _ _ to the thyroid cartilage
superior
The thoracic duct passes _ _ to the left brachiocephalic vein
posterior
The cricoid cartilage is positioned _ _ to the thyroid cartilage
inferior
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the carotid sheath
superficial
The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes _ _ to the carotid sheath
lateral (superficial)
The hypoglossal nerve passes _ _ to the hyoglossus muscle and _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle
superficial (lateral), deep
The left vagus nerve passes directly _ _ to the left subclavian artery
anterior
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _ _ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove)
lateral