Structure Relations for Head and Neck

Question 1

The parotid duct passes ______ and ______ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 1

lateral and anterior

Question 2

The parotid gland is positioned ____________ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 2

posterior and lateral

Question 3

The branches of the facial nerve pass _______ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 3

lateral

Question 4

The facial artery passes _______ to the mandible (body).

Answer 4

lateral

Question 5

On the face, the facial vein is positioned ______ to the facial artery.

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

The SCM muscle is positioned ______ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.

Answer 6

superficial

Question 7

The external jugular vein passes ______ to the SCM muscle.

Answer 7

lateral

Question 8

The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _____ and ______ to the SCM muscles.

Answer 8

posterior, lateral

Question 9

The lesser occipital nerve passes _______ to the SCM muscle.

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

The accessory nerve passes ______ and then ______ to the SCM muscle.

Answer 10

medial, posterior

Question 11

The hyoid bone is positioned _______ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 11

superior

Question 12

the omohyoid muscle is positioned _______ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes _______ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 12

anterior-lateral, superficial

Question 13

At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned _________ to the sternohyoid muscle.

Answer 13

deep and lateral

Question 14

The submandibular gland is positioned ______ and _______ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 14

posterior, inferior

Question 15

The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned ____________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 15

superficial (inferior-lateral)

Question 16

The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly _______ to the trachea.

Answer 16

lateral

Question 17

The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) passes ________ to the internal jugular vein.

Answer 17

lateral (superficial)

Question 18

The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ________ to the internal jugular vein.

Answer 18

anterior

Question 19

The vagus nerve is positioned ____________ to the internal jugular vein and ________ to the common carotid artery.

Answer 19

posterior-medial, posterior lateral

Question 20

The internal jugular vein is positioned ______ to the carotid artery.

Answer 20

lateral

Question 21

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

Answer 21

anterior

Question 22

The facial artery passes ________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.

Answer 22

medial (deep)

Question 23

The hypoglossal nerve passes ________ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric and __________ to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 23

medial (deep), lateral (superficial)

Question 24

During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes _______ and then _______ to the hypoglossal nerve.

Answer 24

medial (deep), lateral (superficial)

Question 25

The subclavian artery passes directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 25

posterior

Question 26

The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 26

posterior

Question 27

The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly _____ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 27

anterior

Question 28

The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _______ to the middle scalene and directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscles.

Answer 28

anterior, posterior

Question 29

The left brachiocephalic vein passes _______ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries.

Answer 29

anterior

Question 30

The left phrenic nerve passes ______ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

Answer 30

posterior

Question 31

The inferior thyroid artery passes ________ to the common carotid artery

Answer 31

deep (posterior-medial)

Question 32

The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 32

anterior

Question 33

The thoracic duct passes ______ to the left subclavian artery and phrenic nerve, and _______ to the common carotid artery, vagus nerve and internal jugular vein.

Answer 33

anterior, posterior

Question 34

The trachea is positioned directly ______ to the esophagus.

Answer 34

anterior

Question 35

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ______ to the trachea.

Answer 35

lateral

Question 36

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and _______ to the right subclavian artery.

Answer 36

inferior, posterior

Question 37

The vagus nerves pass directly ______ to the subclavian arteries.

Answer 37

anterior

Question 38

The splenius capitis muscle is positioned ______ to the semispinalis capitis muscle.

Answer 38

superficial

Question 39

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned ______ to the longissimus capitis muscle.

Answer 39

superficial

Question 40

The greater occipital nerve passes ______ and ______ to the inferior oblique muscle.

Answer 40

inferior, posterior

Question 41

The masseter muscle is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus) and ______ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 41

latera (superficial), inferior

Question 42

The temporalis muscle passes ________ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 42

medial (deep)

Question 43

The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned ______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _____ to the head and neck of the mandible.

Answer 43

superior, anterior

Question 44

The lingual nerve passes _____ to the mandible and _____ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned _____ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 44

medial, lateral, anterior

Question 45

The medial pterygoing muscle is positioned _____ to the mandible (ramus).

Answer 45

medial (deep)

Question 46

The maxillary artery passes ____ to the mandible (neck) and ______ to the sphenomandibular ligament. It typically passes _____ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Answer 46

medial, lateral, lateral

Question 47

The retromandibular vein is positioned ___________ to the mandible (ramus).

Answer 47

posterior-medial

Question 48

The oculomotor nerve passes _____ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.

Answer 48

medial

Question 49

The oculomotor nerve passes directly _______ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _____ to the superior cerebellar artery.

Answer 49

inferior, superior

Question 50

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.

Answer 50

lateral

Question 51

The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary pyramid.

Answer 51

lateral

Question 52

The vagus nerve passes directly ______ to the medullary olive.

Answer 52

lateral

Question 53

The basilar artery is positioned _____ to the pons.

Answer 53

ventral

Question 54

The internal carotid artery is positioned _____ to the pituitary.

Answer 54

lateral

Question 55

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _____ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 55

inferior

Question 56

The genioglossus muscle is positioned ______ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 56

superior

Question 57

The hypoglossus muscle is positioned _____ to the hyoid bone.

Answer 57

superior

Question 58

The hypoglossal nerve passes ______ to the mylohyoid muscle and ____ to the hypoglossus muscle.

Answer 58

deep (superior-medial), lateral

Question 59

The lingual artery passes _____ to the hypoglossus muscle.

Answer 59

medial (deep)