Relationships Flashcards
The ______artery passes lateral (superficial) to the mandible (body)
facial

The inferior oblique muscle passes ________ to the inferior rectus muscle
inferior

The lingual nerve passes ______ to the mandible and_________ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned anterior to the inferior alveolar nerve
medial; lateral

The _________ muscle is positioned superficial (inferior-lateral) to the mylohyoid muscle.
digastric (anterior belly)

The *abducens nerve passes directly _______ to the internal carotid artery.
lateral

The superior oblique muscle is positioned ________ to the medial rectus muscle
superior

The branches of the ______ nerve pass lateral (superficial) to the masseter muscle.
pg. 530
facial

The lingual nerve passes _________ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe

inferior
pg. 647

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes ________ the internal and external carotid arteries.
pg. 742
between

The lingual nerve passes ________, _______ and _____ to the submandibular duct
pg. 653
lateral; inferior; medial
The internal jugular vein is positioned ________ to the carotid artery
lateral

The vocal ligament is positioned _________ to the *arytenoid cartilage
pg. 598 Moore
anterior

The sublingual artery is positioned __________ to the submandibular duct.
pg. 756
inferior
The ophthalmic artery passes ________, _________and _______ to the optic nerve
pg. 635
inferior; lateral; superior

The vagus nerve is positioned ____________ to the internal jugular vein and _________ to the common carotid artery.
posterior-medial
posterior-lateral

The epiglottis is positioned __________ to the tongue (root)

posterior
The__________ nerve passes posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
pg. 730
lesser occipital

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned ________ to the longissimus capitis muscle.
*superficial

The _______ gland is positioned posterior and lateral (superficial) to the masseter muscle
parotid

On the face, the _____ vein is positioned posterior to the facial artery
facial

The masseter muscle is positioned __________ to the mandible (ramus) and inferior to the zygomatic arch.
lateral(superficial)

The retromandibular vein is positioned __________ to the mandible (ramus).
posterior-medial

The _____________ gland is positioned posterior and inferior to the mylohyoid muscle.
submandibular gland

The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly_______ to the medial rectus muscle and directly ______ to the superior oblique muscle.
superior; inferior
The maxillary sinus is positioned ________ to the orbit, ________ to the upper teeth, and lateral to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus)
inferior; superior

The lingual nerve passes ______ to the mandible and ________ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.

medial; lateral
The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _______ to the orbit
medial
The thyroid cartilage (laminae) are positioned__________ to the cricoid cartilage (lamina).
superior

The genioglossus muscle is positioned __________ to the geniohyoid muscle.
superior

The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly_________ to the middle scalene and directly________ to the anterior scalene muscles
*anterior; posterior

The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the maxillary sinus.
superior
The facial artery passes ________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle
pg.643
*medial (deep)

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

*superior; lateral
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly _________ to the anterior scalene muscle
pg. 749
anterior
The basilar artery is positioned ________ to the pons
*ventral

The hyoid bone is positioned _______\_ to the thyroid cartilage.
superior

The maxillary artery passes _________ to the mandible (neck) and _____ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes _______ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.
pg.644
medial; lateral;lateral

The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).
pg. 660
inferior
The hypoglossal nerve passes __________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and__________to the hyoglossus muscle.
pg. 739
medial (deep)
lateral (superficial)

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _______ to the trachea
pg. 746
lateral

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar bed
pg. 653, 660
anterior
The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned ______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and ______ to the head and neck of the mandible
pg.648
superior; anterior

The subclavian artery passes directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
pg. 748
posterior

The vagus nerves pass directly _________ to the subclavian arteries.
pg. 748
anterior

The external carotid artery is positioned _________ to the internal carotid artery.
anterior

The left phrenic nerve passes __________ to the left brachiocephalic vein
pg. 749
posterior

During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes __________ and then __________ to the hypoglossal nerve.
pg. 739
medial (deep); lateral (superficial)
The oculomotor, ophthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass _______ to the internal carotid artery
lateral

The ____________muscle is positioned superficial to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.
sternocleidomastoid

The oculomotor nerve passes directly ________ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly ________ to the superior cerebellar artery.
inferior; superior

The arytenoid cartilage are positioned _________ to the cricoid cartilage (lamina).
superior

The omohyoid muscle is positioned ___________ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes _________**_ to the **carotid sheath.
pg. 742
anterior-lateral;superficial

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned _________ to the hyoid bone.
superior

The thoracic duct passes ________ to the *left subclavian artery and phrenic nerve, and _________ to the common carotid artery, vagus nerve and internal jugular vein (carotid sheath contents)
pg.749
anterior; posterior
The splenius capitis muscle is positioned _________ to the semispinalis capitis muscle
superficial

*The tonsilar bed is positioned ________ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _________ to the palatoglossal arch.
pg. 766
anterior;posterior
The hypoglossal nerve passes _________ to the mylohyoid muscle and _________ to the hyoglossus muscle
pg. 755
deep (superior-medial); lateral

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly ________ to the tonsilar fold.
posterior

The superior laryngeal nerve passes ________ to the internal and external carotid arteries.
pg.746
medial

The___________ vein passes lateral (superficial) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
pg. 730
external jugular

The left brachiocephalic vein passes __________ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries
anterior

The accessory nerve passes ________\_and then _______**_ to the **sternocleidomastoid muscle.
pg. 731
medial (deep); posterior

The oculomotor nerve passes _______ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.
medial

The_________ passes lateral (superficial) and anterior to the masseter muscle.
parotid duct

The vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive
pg. 784
lateral

The vocal fold is positioned ________ to the vestibular fold
inferior
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein.
pg. 738
anterior

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _________to the internal jugular vein.
pg. 742
lateral; medial

The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle
pg. 748
anterior

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes
________ and _________ to the right subclavian artery
inferior; posterior

At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the _________ muscle is positioned deep** and **lateral to the sternohyoid muscle.
sternothyroid

The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes _______ to the superior rectus muscle
inferior

The vallecula is positioned directly ________ to the epiglottis and ___________\_ to the tongue (root).
anterior; posterior

The internal carotid artery is positioned ______ to the pituitary.
lateral

The piriform recess is positioned _______ to the laryngeal inlet.
lateral

The greater occipital nerve passes _______ and _______ to the inferior oblique muscle.
inferior; posterior

The inferior thyroid artery passes __________ to the common carotid artery.
pg. 740
deep (posterior-medial)

The trachea is positioned directly __________ to the esophagus.
anterior

The nasociliary nerve passes directly ________to the optic nerve
superior
The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _________ to the prevertebral muscles and directly __________ to the carotid sheath.
anterior; posterior

The lingual artery passes _________ to the hyoglossus muscle.
pg. 756
medial(deep)
The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned _________ to the mandible (ramus)
medial (deep)

The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly _________ to the trachea.
anterior

The great auricular nerve and transverse cervical nerves pass _________ and __________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
posterior; lateral (superficial)

The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscle.
pg. 748
anterior

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly ________ to the medullary olive
lateral

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _________ to the geniohyoid muscle

inferior
The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary pyramid
lateral
The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly ________ to the trachea.
********lateral
–isthmus is anterior

The *tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned __________ to the levator veli palatini muscle.
pg. 767
anterior-lateral
The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch
medial (deep)

The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) passes ___________ to the internal jugular vein.
pg. 738
lateral (superficial)
