Unit III: Head and Neck Relationships Flashcards

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1
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The parotid duct passes __ and __ to the masseter muscle

A

lateral (superficial) and anterior

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The __ passes lateral (superficial) and anterior to the masseter muscle

A

parotid duct

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The parotid duct passes lateral (superficial) and anterior to the __ muscle

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masseter

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4
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The parotid gland is positioned __ and __ to the masseter muscle

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posterior and lateral (superficial)

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5
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The __ is positioned posterior and lateral (superficial) to the masseter muscle

A

parotid gland

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6
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The parotid gland is positioned posterior and lateral (superficial) to the __ muscle

A

masseter

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7
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The branches of the facial nerve pass __ to the masseter muscle

A

lateral (superficial)

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The branches of the __ nerve pass lateral (superficial) to the masseter muscle

A

facial

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The branches of the facial nerve pass lateral (superficial) to the __ muscle

A

masseter

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10
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The facial artery passes __ to the mandible

A

lateral (superficial)

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11
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The __ artery passes lateral (superficial) to the mandible

A

facial

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12
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The facial artery passes lateral (superficial) to the __

A

mandible

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13
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On the face, the facial vein is positioned __ to the facial artery

A

posterior

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14
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On the face, the __ is positioned posterior to the facial artery

A

facial vein

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15
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On the face, the facial vein is positioned posterior to the __

A

facial artery

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16
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The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned __ to both the omohyoid muscle and carotid sheath

A

superficial

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17
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The __ muscle is positioned superficial to both the omohyoid muscle and carotid sheath

A

sternocleidomastoid

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18
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The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned superficial to both the __ muscle and __ sheath

A

omohyoid; carotid

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19
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The external jugular vein passes __ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

lateral (superficial)

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20
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The __ vein passes lateral (superficial) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

external jugular

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21
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The external jugular vein passes lateral (superficial) to the __ muscle

A

sternocleidomastoid

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22
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The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass __ and __ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

posterior and lateral (superficial)

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23
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The __ and __ nerves pass posterior and lateral (superficial) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

great auricular and transverse cervical

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24
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The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass posterior and lateral (superficial) to the __ muscle

A

sternocleidomastoid

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25
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The lesser occipital nerve passes __ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

posterior

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26
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The __ nerve passes posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

lesser occipital

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27
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The lesser occipital nerve passes posterior to the __ muscle

A

sternocleidomastoid

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28
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The accessory nerve passes __ then __ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

medial (deep) then posterior

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29
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The __ nerve passes medial (deep) then posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

accessory

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30
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The accessory nerve passes medial (deep) then posterior to the __ muscle

A

sternocleidomastoid

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31
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The hyoid bone is positioned __ to the thyroid cartilage

A

superior

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32
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The __ bone is positioned superior to the thyroid cartilage

A

hyoid

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33
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The hyoid bone is positioned superior to the __ cartilage

A

thyroid

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34
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The omohyoid muscle is positioned __ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes __ to the carotid sheath

A

anterior-lateral; superficial

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35
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The __ muscle is positioned anterior-lateral to the sternothyroid muscle and passes superficial to the carotid sheath

A

omohyoid

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36
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The omohyoid muscle is positioned anterior-lateral to the __ muscle and passes superficial to the __

A

sternothyroid; carotid sheath

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37
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At the level of thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned __ and __ to the sternohyoid muscle

A

deep and lateral

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38
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At the level of the __, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned deep and lateral to the sternohyoid muscle

A

thyroid cartilage

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39
Q

At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the __ muscle is positioned deep and lateral to the sternohyoid muscle

A

sternothyroid

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40
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At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned deep and lateral to the __ muscle

A

sternohyoid

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41
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The submandibular gland is positioned __ and __ to the mylohyoid muscle

A

posterior and inferior

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42
Q

The __ is positioned posterior and inferior to the mylohyoid muscle

A

submandibular gland

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43
Q

The submandibular gland is positioned posterior and inferior to the __ muscle

A

mylohyoid

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44
Q

The anterior belly of the digastric is positioned __ to the mylohyoid muscle

A

superficial (inferior-lateral)

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45
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The __ muscle is positioned superficial (inferior-lateral) to the mylohyoid

A

anterior belly of the digastric

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46
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The anterior belly of the digastric muscle is positioned superficial (inferior-lateral) to the __ muscle

A

mylohyloid

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47
Q

The thyroid cartilage is positioned __ to the cricoid cartilage

A

superior

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48
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The __ is positioned superior to the cricoid cartilage

A

thyroid cartilage

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49
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The thyroid cartilage is positioned superior to the __

A

cricoid cartilage

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50
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The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly __ to the trachea

A

anterior

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51
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The __ is positioned directly anterior to the trachea

A

thyroid gland (isthmus)

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52
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The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly anterior to the __

A

trachea

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53
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The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly __ to the trachea

A

lateral

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54
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The __ is positioned directly lateral to the trachea

A

thyroid gland (lobes)

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55
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The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly lateral to the __

A

trachea

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56
Q

The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned __ to the internal jugular vein

A

lateral (superficial)

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57
Q

The __ is positioned lateral (superficial) to the internal jugular vein

A

ansa cervicalis (inferior root)

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58
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The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned lateral (superficial) to the __ vein

A

internal jugular

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59
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The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned __ to the internal jugular vein

A

anterior

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60
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The __ is positioned anterior to the internal jugular vein

A

ansa cervicalis (superior root)

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61
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The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned anterior to the __ vein

A

internal jugular

62
Q

The vagus nerve is positioned __ to the internal jugular vein and __ to the common carotid artery

A

posterior-medial; posterior-lateral

63
Q

The __ is positioned posterior-medial to the internal jugular vein and posterior-lateral to the common carotid artery

A

vagus nerve

64
Q

The vagus nerve is positioned posterior-medial to the __ and posterior-lateral to the __

A

internal jugular vein; common carotid artery

65
Q

The internal jugular vein is positioned __ to the carotid artery

A

lateral

66
Q

The __ vein is positioned lateral to the carotid artery

A

internal jugular

67
Q

The internal jugular vein is positioned lateral to the __ artery

A

carotid

68
Q

The external carotid artery is positioned __ to the internal carotid artery

A

anterior

69
Q

The __ artery is positioned anterior to the internal carotid artery

A

external carotid

70
Q

The external carotid artery is positioned anterior to the __ artery

A

internal carotid artery

71
Q

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

A

medial (deep)

72
Q

The __ artery passes medial (deep) to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle

A

facial

73
Q

The facial artery passes medial (deep) to the __ muscle and the intermediate tendon of the __ muscle

A

stylohyoid; digastric

74
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes __ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and __ hyoglossus muscle

A

medial (deep); lateral (superficial)

75
Q

The __ nerve passes medial (deep) to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and lateral (superficial) to the hyoglossus muscle

A

hypoglossal

76
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes medial (deep) to the __ muscle and the __ muscle and lateral (superficial) to the hyoglossus muscle

A

stylohyoid; intermediate tendon of the digastric

77
Q

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

A

medial (deep); lateral (superficial)

78
Q

During its posterior course, the __ artery first passes medial (deep) and then lateral (superficial) to the hypoglossal nerve

A

occipital

79
Q

During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes medial (deep) and then lateral (superficial) to the __ nerve

A

hypoglossal

80
Q

The subclavian artery passes directly __ to the anterior scalene muscle

A

posterior

81
Q

The __ artery passes directly posterior to the anterior scalene muscle

A

subclavian

82
Q

The subclavian artery passes directly posterior to the __ muscle

A

anterior scalene

83
Q

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

A

anterior

84
Q

The __ and __ pass directly anterior to the anterior scalene muscle

A

phrenic nerve; subclavian vein

85
Q

The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly anterior to the __

A

anterior scalene muscle

86
Q

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

A

anterior

87
Q

The __ and __ arteries typically pass directly anterior to the anterior scalene
muscle

A

suprascapular; transverse cervical

88
Q

The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly anterior to the __
muscle

A

anterior scalene

89
Q

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

A

anterior; posterior

90
Q

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

A

anterior

91
Q

The left phrenic nerve passes __ to the left brachiocephalic vein

A

posterior

92
Q

The inferior thyroid artery passes __ to the common carotid artery

A

deep (posterior-medial)

93
Q

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

A

anterior

94
Q

The thoracic duct passes __ to the left brachiocephalic vein

A

posterior

95
Q

The trachea is positioned directly __ to the esophagus

A

anterior

96
Q

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned __ to the trachea

A

lateral

97
Q

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes __ and __ to the right subclavian artery

A

inferior; posterior

98
Q

The vagus nerves pass directly __ to the subclavian arteries

A

anterior

99
Q

The splenius capitis muscle is positioned __ to the semispinalis capitis muscle

A

superficial

100
Q

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned __ to the longissimus capitis muscle

A

superficial

101
Q

The greater occipital nerve passes __ and __ to the inferior oblique muscle

A

inferior; posterior

102
Q

The masseter muscle is positioned __ to the mandible (ramus) and __ to the zygomatic arch

A

lateral (superficial); inferior

103
Q

The temporalis muscle passes __ to the zygomatic arch

A

medial (deep)

104
Q

The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned __ to the medial pterygoid muscle and __ to the head and neck of the mandible

A

superior; anterior

105
Q

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

A

medial; lateral; anterior

106
Q

The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned __ to the mandible (ramus)

A

medial (deep)

107
Q

The maxillary artery passes __ to the mandible (neck) and __ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes __ to the lateral pterygoid muscle

A

medial; lateral; lateral

108
Q

The retromandibular vein is positioned __ to the mandible (ramus)

A

posterior

109
Q

The oculomotor nerve passes __ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain

A

medial

110
Q

The oculomotor nerve passes directly __ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly __ to the
superior cerebellar artery

A

inferior; superior

111
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly __ to the medullary olive

A

lateral

112
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes directly __ to the medullary pyramid

A

lateral

113
Q

The vagus nerve passes directly __ to the medullary olive

A

lateral

114
Q

The basilar artery is positioned __ to the pons

A

ventral

115
Q

The internal carotid artery is positioned __ to the pituitary

A

lateral

116
Q

The abducens nerve passes directly __ to the internal carotid artery

A

lateral

117
Q

The oculomotor, ophthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass __ to the internal carotid artery

A

lateral

118
Q

The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes __ to the superior rectus muscle

A

inferior

119
Q

The superior oblique muscle is positioned __ to the medial rectus muscle

A

superior

120
Q

The nasociliary nerve passes directly __ to the optic nerve

A

superior

121
Q

The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly __ to the medial rectus muscle and directly __ to the superior oblique muscle

A

superior; inferior

122
Q

The ophthalmic artery passes inferior, __ and __ to the optic nerve

A

lateral; superior

123
Q

The inferior oblique muscle passes __ to the inferior rectus muscle

A

inferior

124
Q

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly __ to the orbit

A

medial

125
Q

The maxillary sinus is positioned __ to the orbit, __ to the upper teeth, and __ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus)

A

inferior; superior; lateral

126
Q

The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly __ to the maxillary sinus

A

superior

127
Q

The tonsilar bed is positioned __ to the palatopharyngeal arch and __ to the palatoglossal arch

A

anterior; posterior

128
Q

The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned __ to the levator veli palatini muscle

A

anterior-lateral

129
Q

The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes __ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate)

A

inferior

130
Q

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly __ to the tonsilar bed

A

anterior

131
Q

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly __ to the tonsilar fold

A

posterior

132
Q

The sublingual artery is positioned __ to the submandibular duct

A

inferior

133
Q

The sublingual gland is positioned __ to the mylohyoid muscle and __ to the genioglossus muscle

A

superior; lateral

134
Q

The lingual nerve passes __ to the mandible and __ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles

A

medial; lateral

135
Q

The lingual nerve passes __ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe

A

inferior

136
Q

The lingual nerve passes __, __ and __ to the submandibular duct

A

lateral; inferior; medial

137
Q

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned __ to the geniohyoid muscle

A

inferior

138
Q

The genioglossus muscle is positioned __ to the geniohyoid muscle

A

superior

139
Q

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned __ to the hyoid bone

A

superior

140
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes __ to the mylohyoid muscle and __ to the hyoglossus muscle

A

deep (superior-medial); lateral

141
Q

The lingual artery passes __ to the hyoglossus muscle

A

medial (deep)

142
Q

The vallecula is positioned directly __ to the epiglottis and __ to the tongue (root)

A

anterior; posterior

143
Q

The epiglottis is positioned __ to the tongue (root)

A

posterior

144
Q

The piriform recess is positioned __ to the laryngeal inlet

A

lateral

145
Q

The vocal ligament is positioned __ to the arytenoid cartilage

A

anterior

146
Q

The vocal fold is positioned __ to the vestibular fold

A

inferior

147
Q

The thyroid cartilage is positioned __ to the cricoid cartilage

A

superior

148
Q

The arytenoid cartilage is positioned __ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage

A

superior

149
Q

The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly __ to the prevertebral muscles and directly __ to the carotid sheath

A

anterior; posterior

150
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes __ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and __ to the internal jugular vein

A

lateral; medial

151
Q

The superior laryngeal nerve passes __ to the internal and external carotid arteries

A

medial

152
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes __ the internal and __ external carotid arteries

A

between