Practice Test - Relationships

Question 1

A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly ________ to the body of the mandible.

Answer 1

Lateral (superficial)

Question 2

After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass _______ to the masseter.

Answer 2

Lateral (superficial)

Question 3

The parotid duct passes ______ and then anterior to the masseter.

Answer 3

Lateral (superficial)

Question 4

The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly _____ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 4

Anterior

Question 5

At the bifurcation of the common carotid artery, the external carotid artery is typically positioned _______ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 5

Anterior

Question 6

Near its origin, the facial artery passes _________ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric and the stylohyoid muscle.

Answer 6

Medial (deep)

Question 7

The inferior thyroid artery passes _______ to the common carotid artery.

Answer 7

Posterior (deep)

Question 8

The subclavian artery passes directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 8

Posterior (deep)

Question 9

The hyoid bone is positioned _______ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 9

Superior

Question 10

The thoracic duct passes ________ to the left brachicephalic vein.

Answer 10

Posterior (deep)

Question 11

The cricoid cartilage is positioned ______ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 11

Inferior

Question 12

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _______ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 12

Lateral (superficial)

Question 13

The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes ______ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 13

Lateral (superficial)

Question 14

The hypoglossal nerve passes ________ to the hyoglossus muscle and _____ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 14

Superficial, Deep

Question 15

The left vagus nerve passes directly ____________ to the left subclavian artery.

Answer 15

Anterior

Question 16

The right vagus nerve passes directly ______ to the right subclavian artery.

Answer 16

Anterior

Question 17

The left brachiocephalic vein passes ______ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.

Answer 17

Anterior

Question 18

The maxillary artery passes __________ to the neck of the mandible.

Answer 18

Medial (deep)

Question 19

The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned ___________ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 19

Medial (deep)

Question 20

The temporalis muscle passes ______ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 20

Medial (deep)

Question 21

The retromandibular vein is positioned medial and _____ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 21

Posterior

Question 22

The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then ________ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle.

Answer 22

Posterior

Question 23

The external jugular vein typically passes directly ______ to the SCM.

Answer 23

Lateral (superficial)

Question 24

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, ophthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned _________ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 24

Lateral

Question 25

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly ________ to the maxillary sinus.

Answer 25

Superior

Question 26

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _______ to the orbit.

Answer 26

Medial

Question 27

The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly ______ to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.

Answer 27

Superior

Question 28

The tonsilar bed is positioned _______to the palatoglossal fold (arch).

Answer 28

Posterior

Question 29

The vocal fold is positioned ________ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 29

Inferior

Question 30

The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes __________ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 30

Inferior

Question 31

Near their origin, the lingual nerve is positioned directly ________ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 31

Anterior

Question 32

The lingual nerve passes directly ________ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the 3rd molar.

Answer 32

Medial

Question 33

The lingual nerve passes lateral, ________ and medial to the submandibular duct.

Answer 33

Inferior

Question 34

The submandibular duct and sublingual gland are positioned _______ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 34

Superior

Question 35

Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly _______ to the common carotid artery.

Answer 35

Lateral

Question 36

The common carotid artery is positioned directly __________ to the superior cervical ganglion.

Answer 36

Anterior