Trunk Relationships Flashcards
The arch of the aorta passes______to the pulmonary trunk.
superior
The left recurrent laryngeal artery passes______to the ligament arteriosum.
posterior
The right vagus nerve is positioned______to the trachea.
lateral
The right vagus nerve passes_____to the arch of the azygos vein and_____to the right main bronchus.
medial, posterior
The transverse pericardial sinus is positioned_____to the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk.
posterior
The esophagus is positioned_____to the trachea.
posterior
The intercostal veins, arteries, and nerves are all positioned directly_____to the ribs.
inferior
The sympathetic chain is positioned____to the thoracic vertebral bodies.
lateral
The descending aorta is positioned_____to the pericardial sac.
posterior
The greater splanchnic nerve is positioned_________to the sympathetic chain.
anterior-medial
The esophagus is positioned____to the pericardial sac.
posterior
Near the diaphragm, the esophagus is positioned____to the thoracic aorta.
anterior
The hepatic portal vein is typically positioned_____to the bile duct and hepatic artery proper.
posterior
The gastroduodenal artery passes____to the pancreas.
anterior
The duodenum (2nd segment aka descending segment) is positioned directly_____to the pancreas (head).
lateral (right)
The duodenum (3rd segment aka horizontal segment) is positioned directly_____to the pancreas (head).
inferior
The duodenum (3rd segment) passes____to the IVC and the abdominal aorta.
anterior
The superior mesenteric artery is positioned____to the superior mesenteric vein and passes____to the duodenum (4th segment aka ascending segment), directly____to the left renal vein, and _____to the pancreas (body).
lateral (left), anterior, anterior, posterior
The kidney is positioned________to the psoas muscle and____to both the quadratus lumborum and transversus abdominis muscles.
anterior-lateral, anterior
The right suprarenal gland is positioned____to the kidney.
superior
The left suprarenal gland is positioned____to the kidney.
medial
The right ureter passes____to the psoas muscle.
anterior
The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly____to the bulb of the vestibule.
superficial (lateral)
The ischiocavernosus muscle is positioned directly____to the crus of the clitoris.
superficial
The uterus is positioned directly____to the rectouterine pouch.
anterior
The ovary is typically positioned____to the broad ligament of the uterus and________to the uterine tube.
posterior, posterior-inferior
The left common iliac vein is positioned________to the left common iliac artery.
posterior-medial
The external iliac vein is positioned__________to the external iliac artery.
posterior-medial
The obturator artery, vein, and nerve pass____to the superior pubic ramus.
inferior
The ureter passes____and____to the uterine artery.
posterior, inferior
The ureter passes____and____to the vaginal artery.
superior, anterior
The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly____to the bulb of the penis (corpus spongiosum).
superficial
The ischiocavernosus muscle is positioned directly___to the crus of the penis.
superficial
The bladder is positioned____to the prostate.
superior
The ureter passes directly___and___to the ductus deferens.
posterior, inferior
The right ureter passes directly____to the right external iliac artery.
anterior
The ductus deferens passes directly____to the obliterated umbilical artery.
posterior-superior
