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1
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The parotid duct passes ___________ and __________ to the masseter muscle?

A

Lateral (superficial)

Anterior

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The parotid gland is positioned ____________ and __________ to the masseter muscle?

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Posterior

Lateral (superficial)

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The branches of the facial nerve pass ________ to the masseter muscle?

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Lateral (superficial)

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The facial artery passes ___________ to the mandible (body)

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Lateral (superficial)

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On the face, the facial vein is positioned ___________ to the facial artery?

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Posterior

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The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned ________ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath?

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Superficial

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The external jugular vein passes ___________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Lateral (superficial)

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The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _______ and _____________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Posterior

Lateral (superficial)

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The lesser occipital nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Posterior

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The accessory nerve passes ______________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Medial (deep) then posterior

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The hyoid bone is positioned _________ to the thyroid cartilage?

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Superior

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The omohyoid muscle is positioned ___________ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes __________ to the carotid sheath

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Anterior-lateral

Superficial

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13
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At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned ______ and _______ to the sternohyoid muscle?

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Deep

Lateral

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14
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The submandibular gland is positioned __________ and _________ to the mylohyoid muscle?

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Posterior

Inferior

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The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned _________ to the mylohyoid muscle?

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superficial (inferior-lateral)

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16
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The thyroid cartilage is positioned ________ to the cricoid cartilage?

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Superior

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17
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The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly __________ to the trachea?

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Anterior

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18
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The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly _______ to the trachea?

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Lateral

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The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein?

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Lateral (superficial)

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The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ___________ to the internal jugular vein?

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Anterior

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21
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The vagus nerve is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein and __________ to the common carotid artery?

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Posterior-medial

Posterior-lateral

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The internal jugular vein is positioned _______ to the carotid artery?

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Lateral

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The external carotid artery is positioned __________ to the internal carotid artery?

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Anterior

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24
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The facial artery passes ___________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle?

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Medial (deep)

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The hypoglossal nerve passes _________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and ___________ to the hyoglossus muscle?
Medial (deep) | Lateral (superficial)
26
During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ______ and then _______ to the hypoglossal nerve?
Medial (deep) | Lateral (superficial)
27
The subclavian artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Posterior
28
The phrenic nerve passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
29
The subclavian vein passes directly ___________ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
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The suprascapular artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
31
The transverse cervical artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
32
The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _______ to the middle scalene and directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscles?
Anterior | Posterior
33
The left brachiocephalic vein passes _________ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries?
Anterior
34
The left phrenic nerve passes ______________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?
Posterior
35
The inferior thyroid artery passes ____________ to the common carotid artery?
Deep (posterior-medial)
36
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
37
The thoracic duct passes _________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?
Posterior
38
The trachea is positioned directly __________ to the esophagus?
Anterior
39
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ____________ to the trachea?
Lateral
40
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and _________ to the right subclavian artery?
Inferior | Posterior
41
The vagus nerves pass directly ___________ to the subclavian arteries?
Anterior
42
The splenius capitis muscle is positioned ___________ to the semispinalis capitis muscle?
Superficial
43
The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned __________ to the longissimus capitis muscle?
Superficial
44
The greater occipital nerve passes ___________ and _________ to the inferior oblique muscle?
Inferior | Posterior
45
The masseter muscle is positioned ______________ to the mandible (ramus) and __________ to the zygomatic arch?
Lateral (superficial) | Inferior
46
The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch?
Medical (deep)
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The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _________ to the medial pterygoid muscle and __________ to the head and neck of the mandible?
Superior | Anterior
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The lingual nerve passes ________ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned __________ to the inferior alveolar nerve?
Medial Lateral Anterior
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The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned ________ to the mandible (ramus)
Medial (deep)
50
The maxillary artery passes ________ to the mandible (neck) and ________ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes ________ to the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Medial Lateral Lateral
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The retromandibular vein is positioned ____________ to the mandible (ramus)
Posterior
52
The oculomotor nerve passes __________ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain?
Medial
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The oculomotor nerve passes directly ___________ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _________ to the superior cerebellar artery?
Inferior | Superior
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The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive?
Lateral
55
The hypoglossal nerve passes directly __________ to the medullary pyramid?
Lateral
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The vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive?
Lateral
57
The basilar artery is positioned ________ to the pons?
Ventral
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The internal carotid artery is positioned __________ to the pituitary?
Lateral
59
The abducens nerve passes directly ____________ to the internal carotid artery?
Lateral
60
The oculomotor nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?
Lateral
61
The opthalmic nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?
Lateral
62
The trochlear nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?
Lateral
63
The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes ______ to the superior rectus muscle?
Inferior
64
The superior oblique muscle is positioned __________ to the medial rectus muscle?
Superior
65
The nasociliary nerve passes directly ___________ to the optic nerve?
Superior
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The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) pass directly ___________ to the medial rectus muscles and directly ________ to the superior oblique muscle?
Superior | Inferior
67
The opthalmic artery passes _________, _________, and _______ to the optic nerve?
Inferior Lateral Superior
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The inferior oblique muscle passes _______ to the inferior rectus muscle?
Inferior
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The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _________ to the orbit?
Medial
70
The maxillary sinus is positioned ___________ to the orbit, __________ to the upper teeth, and __________ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus)
Inferior Superior Lateral
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The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the maxillary sinus?
Superior
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The tonsilar bed is positioned ________ to the palatopharyngeal arch and __________ to the palatoglossal arch?
Anterior | Posterior
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The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _____________ to the levator veli palatini muscle?
Anterior-lateral
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The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes ___________ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate)?
Inferior
75
The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _________ to the tonsilar bed?
Anterior
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The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _________ to the tonsilar fold?
Posterior
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The sublingual artery is positioned ___________ to the submandibular duct?
Inferior
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The sublingual gland is positioned ___________ to the mylohyoid muscle and _______ to the genioglossus muscle?
Superior | Lateral
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The lingual nerve passes ___________ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles?
Medial | Lateral
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The lingual nerve passes __________ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe?
Inferior
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The lingual nerve passes _________, _________ and __________ to the submandibular duct.
Lateral Inferior Medial
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The mylohyoid muscle is positioned __________ to the geniohyoid muscle?
Inferior
83
The genioglossus muscle is positioned ____________ to the geniohyoid muscle?
Superior
84
The hyoglossus muscle is positioned ___________ to the hyoid bone?
Superior
85
The hypoglossal nerve passes _______________ to the mylohyoid muscle and __________ to the hyoglossus muscle?
Deep (superior-medial) | Lateral
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The lingual artery passes ________ to the hyoglossus muscle?
Medial (deep)
87
The vallecula is positioned directly ___________ to the epiglottis and ___________ to the tongue (root)?
Anterior | Posterior
88
The epiglottis is positioned ________ to the tongue (root)?
Posterior
89
The piriform recess is positioned _________ to the laryngeal inlet?
Lateral
90
The vocal ligament is positioned ________ to the arytenoid cartilage?
Anterior
91
The vocal fold is positioned __________ inferior to the vestibular fold?
Inferior
92
The thyroid cartilage is positioned __________ to the cricoid cartilage?
Superior
93
The arytenoid cartilage is positioned ___________ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage?
Superior
94
The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly ____________ to the pre vertebral muscles and directly _______ to the carotid sheath?
Anterior | Posterior
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The hypoglossal nerve passes _________ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and ___________ to the internal jugular vein?
Lateral | Medial
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The superior laryngeal nerve passes __________ to the internal and external carotid arteries?
Medial
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The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes ___________ the internal and external carotid arteries?
Between

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