Structure Relations for Head and Neck Flashcards
The parotid duct passes ______ and ______ to the masseter muscle.
lateral and anterior
The parotid gland is positioned ____________ to the masseter muscle.
posterior and lateral
The branches of the facial nerve pass _______ to the masseter muscle.
lateral
The facial artery passes _______ to the mandible (body).
lateral
On the face, the facial vein is positioned ______ to the facial artery.
posterior
The SCM muscle is positioned ______ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.
superficial
The external jugular vein passes ______ to the SCM muscle.
lateral
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _____ and ______ to the SCM muscles.
posterior, lateral
The lesser occipital nerve passes _______ to the SCM muscle.
posterior
The accessory nerve passes ______ and then ______ to the SCM muscle.
medial, 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 _________ to the sternohyoid muscle.
deep and 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 gland (lobes) is positioned directly _______ to the trachea.
lateral
The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) passes ________ 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 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 and subclavian vein pass directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscle.
posterior
The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass 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 subclavian artery and phrenic nerve, and _______ to the common carotid artery, vagus nerve and internal jugular vein.
anterior, posterior
The trachea is positioned directly ______ to the esophagus.
anterior
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ______ to the trachea.
lateral
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and _______ to the right subclavian artery.
inferior, posterior
The vagus nerves pass directly ______ to the subclavian arteries.
anterior
The splenius capitis muscle is positioned ______ to the semispinalis capitis muscle.
superficial
The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned ______ to the longissimus capitis muscle.
superficial
The greater occipital nerve passes ______ and ______ to the inferior oblique muscle.
inferior, posterior
The masseter muscle is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus) and ______ to the zygomatic arch.
latera (superficial), inferior
The temporalis muscle passes ________ to the zygomatic arch.
medial (deep)
The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned ______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _____ to the head and neck of the mandible.
superior, anterior
The lingual nerve passes _____ to the mandible and _____ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned _____ to the inferior alveolar nerve.
medial, lateral, anterior
The medial pterygoing muscle is positioned _____ to the mandible (ramus).
medial (deep)
The maxillary artery passes ____ to the mandible (neck) and ______ to the sphenomandibular ligament. It typically passes _____ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.
medial, lateral, lateral
The retromandibular vein is positioned ___________ to the mandible (ramus).
posterior-medial
The oculomotor nerve passes _____ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.
medial
The oculomotor nerve passes directly _______ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _____ to the superior cerebellar artery.
inferior, superior
The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.
lateral
The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary pyramid.
lateral
The vagus nerve passes directly ______ to the medullary olive.
lateral
The basilar artery is positioned _____ to the pons.
ventral
The internal carotid artery is positioned _____ to the pituitary.
lateral
The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _____ to the geniohyoid muscle.
inferior
The genioglossus muscle is positioned ______ to the geniohyoid muscle.
superior
The hypoglossus muscle is positioned _____ to the hyoid bone.
superior
The hypoglossal nerve passes ______ to the mylohyoid muscle and ____ to the hypoglossus muscle.
deep (superior-medial), lateral
The lingual artery passes _____ to the hypoglossus muscle.
medial (deep)
