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Unit III: Head and Neck > Relationships > Flashcards

Relationships Flashcards

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

A

Lateral (superficial)

Anterior

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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The facial artery passes ___________ to the mandible (body)

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Lateral (superficial)

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5
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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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6
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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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7
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The external jugular vein passes ___________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Lateral (superficial)

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8
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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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9
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The lesser occipital nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Posterior

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10
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The accessory nerve passes ______________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Medial (deep) then posterior

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11
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The hyoid bone is positioned _________ to the thyroid cartilage?

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Superior

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12
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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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15
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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
Q

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

A

Lateral

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19
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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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20
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The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ___________ to the internal jugular vein?

A

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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22
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The internal jugular vein is positioned _______ to the carotid artery?

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Lateral

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23
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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?

A

Medial (deep)

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25
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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?

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Medial (deep)

Lateral (superficial)

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26
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During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ______ and then _______ to the hypoglossal nerve?

A

Medial (deep)

Lateral (superficial)

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27
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The subclavian artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?

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Posterior

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28
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The phrenic nerve passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?

A

Anterior

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29
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The subclavian vein passes directly ___________ to the anterior scalene muscle?

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Anterior

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30
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The suprascapular artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?

A

Anterior

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31
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The transverse cervical artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?

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Anterior

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32
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The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _______ to the middle scalene and directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscles?

A

Anterior

Posterior

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33
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The left brachiocephalic vein passes _________ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries?

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Anterior

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34
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The left phrenic nerve passes ______________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?

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Posterior

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35
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The inferior thyroid artery passes ____________ to the common carotid artery?

A

Deep (posterior-medial)

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36
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The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle?

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Anterior

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37
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The thoracic duct passes _________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?

A

Posterior

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38
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The trachea is positioned directly __________ to the esophagus?

A

Anterior

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39
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ____________ to the trachea?

40
Q

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and _________ to the right subclavian artery?

A

Inferior

Posterior

41
Q

The vagus nerves pass directly ___________ to the subclavian arteries?

42
Q

The splenius capitis muscle is positioned ___________ to the semispinalis capitis muscle?

A

Superficial

43
Q

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned __________ to the longissimus capitis muscle?

A

Superficial

44
Q

The greater occipital nerve passes ___________ and _________ to the inferior oblique muscle?

A

Inferior

Posterior

45
Q

The masseter muscle is positioned ______________ to the mandible (ramus) and __________ to the zygomatic arch?

A

Lateral (superficial)

Inferior

46
Q

The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch?

A

Medical (deep)

47
Q

The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _________ to the medial pterygoid muscle and __________ to the head and neck of the mandible?

A

Superior

Anterior

48
Q

The lingual nerve passes ________ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned __________ to the inferior alveolar nerve?

A

Medial
Lateral
Anterior

49
Q

The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned ________ to the mandible (ramus)

A

Medial (deep)

50
Q

The maxillary artery passes ________ to the mandible (neck) and ________ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes ________ to the lateral pterygoid muscle?

A

Medial
Lateral
Lateral

51
Q

The retromandibular vein is positioned ____________ to the mandible (ramus)

52
Q

The oculomotor nerve passes __________ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain?

53
Q

The oculomotor nerve passes directly ___________ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _________ to the superior cerebellar artery?

A

Inferior

Superior

54
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive?

55
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes directly __________ to the medullary pyramid?

56
Q

The vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive?

57
Q

The basilar artery is positioned ________ to the pons?

58
Q

The internal carotid artery is positioned __________ to the pituitary?

59
Q

The abducens nerve passes directly ____________ to the internal carotid artery?

60
Q

The oculomotor nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?

61
Q

The opthalmic nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?

62
Q

The trochlear nerve passes __________ to the internal carotid artery?

63
Q

The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes ______ to the superior rectus muscle?

64
Q

The superior oblique muscle is positioned __________ to the medial rectus muscle?

65
Q

The nasociliary nerve passes directly ___________ to the optic nerve?

66
Q

The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) pass directly ___________ to the medial rectus muscles and directly ________ to the superior oblique muscle?

A

Superior

Inferior

67
Q

The opthalmic artery passes _________, _________, and _______ to the optic nerve?

A

Inferior
Lateral
Superior

68
Q

The inferior oblique muscle passes _______ to the inferior rectus muscle?

69
Q

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _________ to the orbit?

70
Q

The maxillary sinus is positioned ___________ to the orbit, __________ to the upper teeth, and __________ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus)

A

Inferior
Superior
Lateral

71
Q

The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the maxillary sinus?

72
Q

The tonsilar bed is positioned ________ to the palatopharyngeal arch and __________ to the palatoglossal arch?

A

Anterior

Posterior

73
Q

The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _____________ to the levator veli palatini muscle?

A

Anterior-lateral

74
Q

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

75
Q

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _________ to the tonsilar bed?

76
Q

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _________ to the tonsilar fold?

77
Q

The sublingual artery is positioned ___________ to the submandibular duct?

78
Q

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

A

Superior

Lateral

79
Q

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

A

Medial

Lateral

80
Q

The lingual nerve passes __________ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe?

81
Q

The lingual nerve passes _________, _________ and __________ to the submandibular duct.

A

Lateral
Inferior
Medial

82
Q

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned __________ to the geniohyoid muscle?

83
Q

The genioglossus muscle is positioned ____________ to the geniohyoid muscle?

84
Q

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned ___________ to the hyoid bone?

85
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______________ to the mylohyoid muscle and __________ to the hyoglossus muscle?

A

Deep (superior-medial)

Lateral

86
Q

The lingual artery passes ________ to the hyoglossus muscle?

A

Medial (deep)

87
Q

The vallecula is positioned directly ___________ to the epiglottis and ___________ to the tongue (root)?

A

Anterior

Posterior

88
Q

The epiglottis is positioned ________ to the tongue (root)?

89
Q

The piriform recess is positioned _________ to the laryngeal inlet?

90
Q

The vocal ligament is positioned ________ to the arytenoid cartilage?

91
Q

The vocal fold is positioned __________ inferior to the vestibular fold?

92
Q

The thyroid cartilage is positioned __________ to the cricoid cartilage?

93
Q

The arytenoid cartilage is positioned ___________ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage?

94
Q

The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly ____________ to the pre vertebral muscles and directly _______ to the carotid sheath?

A

Anterior

Posterior

95
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes _________ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and ___________ to the internal jugular vein?

A

Lateral

Medial

96
Q

The superior laryngeal nerve passes __________ to the internal and external carotid arteries?

97
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes ___________ the internal and external carotid arteries?

Unit III: Head and Neck (4 decks)

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