Sample 2 Flashcards
A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly __________ to the body of the mandible.
lateral (superficial)
After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass __________ to the masseter.
lateral (superficial)
The parotid duct passes __________ and then anterior to the masseter.
lateral (superficial)
The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly __________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
anterior
The external carotid artery is typically positioned __________ to the internal carotid artery.
anterior
The facial artery passes __________ to the intermediate tendon of the digastric and the stylohyoid muscle.
deep
The inferior thyroid artery passes __________ to the common carotid artery.
posterior (deep)
The subclavian artery passes directly __________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
posterior
The hyoid bone is positioned __________ to the thyroid cartilage.
superior
The thoracic duct passes __________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.
posterior
The cricoid cartilage is positioned __________ to the thyroid cartilage.
inferior
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned __________ to the carotid sheath.
superficial
The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes __________ to the carotid sheath.
lateral (superficial)
The hypoglossal nerve passes __________ to the hyoglossus muscle and to the mylohyoid muscle.
superficial (lateral), deep
The left vagus nerve passes directly __________ to the left subclavian artery.
anterior
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned __________ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove).
lateral
The right vagus nerve passes directly __________ to the right subclavian artery.
anterior
The left brachiocephalic vein passes __________ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.
anterior
The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then __________ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle.
posterior
The roots of the brachial plexus typically pass between the anterior scalene and __________ muscles.
Middle scalene
The external jugular vein typically is positioned directly __________ to the SCM.
Superficial (lateral)
Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly __________ to the common carotid artery.
lateral
