relationships Flashcards
(109 cards)
The parotid duct passes_____ (superficial) and_____ to the masseter muscle.
lateral anterior
The parotid gland is positioned_____ and_____ (superficial) to the masseter muscle.
posterior lateral
The branches of the facial nerve pass_____ (superficial) to the masseter muscle.
lateral
The facial artery passes_____ (superficial) to the mandible (body).
lateral
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_____ (superficial) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
lateral
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass_____ and_____ (superficial) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior lateral
The lesser occipital nerve passes_____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior
The accessory nerve passes_____ (deep) and then_____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
medial posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned_____ to the thyroid cartilage.
superior
The omohyoid muscle is positioned_____-lateral to the sternothyroid muscle and passes_____ to the carotid sheath.
anterior superficial
At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned_____ and_____ to the sternohyoid muscle.
deep lateral
The submandibular gland is positioned_____ and_____ to the mylohyoid muscle.
posterior inferior
The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned_____ (inferior-lateral) to the mylohyoid muscle.
superficial
The thyroid cartilage is positioned_____ to the cricoid cartilage.
superior
The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly_____ to the trachea.
anterior
The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly_____ to the trachea.
lateral
The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned_____ (superficial) to the internal jugular vein.
lateral
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned_____ to the internal jugular vein.
anterior
The vagus nerve is positioned_____-medial to the internal jugular vein and_____-lateral to the common carotid artery.
posterior posterior
The internal jugular vein is positioned_____ to the carotid artery.
lateral
The external carotid artery is positioned_____ to the internal carotid artery.
anterior
The facial artery passes_____ (deep) to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.
medial