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)