Relationships Flashcards
The parotid duct passes ___________ and __________ to the masseter muscle?
Lateral (superficial)
Anterior
The parotid gland is positioned ____________ and __________ to the masseter muscle?
Posterior
Lateral (superficial)
The branches of the facial nerve pass ________ to the masseter muscle?
Lateral (superficial)
The facial artery passes ___________ to the mandible (body)
Lateral (superficial)
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 ___________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Lateral (superficial)
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _______ and _____________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Posterior
Lateral (superficial)
The lesser occipital nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Posterior
The accessory nerve passes ______________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Medial (deep) then posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned _________ to the thyroid cartilage?
Superior
The omohyoid muscle is positioned ___________ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes __________ to the carotid sheath
Anterior-lateral
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 _________ to the mylohyoid muscle?
superficial (inferior-lateral)
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 _________ to the internal jugular vein?
Lateral (superficial)
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ___________ to the internal jugular vein?
Anterior
The vagus nerve is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein and __________ to the common carotid artery?
Posterior-medial
Posterior-lateral
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 ___________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle?
Medial (deep)
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)
During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ______ and then _______ to the hypoglossal nerve?
Medial (deep)
Lateral (superficial)
The subclavian artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Posterior
The phrenic nerve passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
The subclavian vein passes directly ___________ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
The suprascapular artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
The transverse cervical artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _______ to the middle scalene and directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscles?
Anterior
Posterior
The left brachiocephalic vein passes _________ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries?
Anterior
The left phrenic nerve passes ______________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?
Posterior
The inferior thyroid artery passes ____________ to the common carotid artery?
Deep (posterior-medial)
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior
The thoracic duct passes _________ to the left brachiocephalic vein?
Posterior
The trachea is positioned directly __________ to the esophagus?
Anterior