VHD Relationships Flashcards
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _ _ and _ _ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
posterior, lateral (superficial)
The external carotid is positioned _ _ to the internal carotid artery
anterior
The vocal fold is positioned _ _ to the vestibular fold
inferior
The splenius capitis muscle is positioned superficial to the _ _ muscle
semispinalis capitis
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly anterior to the _ _ muscle
anterior scalene
The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _ _ to the orbit
medial
The thoracic duct passes posterior to the _ _ vein
left brachiocephalic
The sunlingual gland is positioned superior to the _ _ muscle and lateral to the _ _ muscle
mylohyoid, genioglossus
The parotid duct passes lateral (superficial) and anterior to the _ _ muscle
masseter
The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned superior to the _ _ muscle and anterior to the _ _
medial pterygoid, head and neck of the mandible
The spelnius cervicis muscle is positioned _ _ to the longissimus capitis muscle
superficial
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _ _ to the trachea
lateral
The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly _ _ to the maxillary sinus
superior
The hypoglossal nerve passes _ _ to the interal and external carotid arteries, and _ _ to the internal jugular vein
lateral, medial
The inferior oblique muscle passes _ _ to the inferior rectus muscle
inferior
The omohyoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes _ _ to the carotid sheath
anterior-lateral, superficial
The genioglossus muscle is positioned superior to the _ _ bone
hyoid
The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly superior to the _ _
maxillary sinus
The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly anterior to the the _ _ muscle
anterior scalene
The hypoglossal nerve passes deep (superior-medial) to the _ _ muscle and lateral to the _ _ muscle
mylohyoid, hyoglossus
The facial artery passes lateral (superficial) to the _ _
body of the mandible
The retromandibular vein is positioned posterior the _ _
mandible (ramus)
The lingual artery passes _ _ to the hyoglossus muscle
medial (deep)
The piriform recess is positioned _ _ to the laryngeal inlet
lateral
The parotid gland is positioned posterior and lateral (superifical) to the _ _ muscle
masster
The piriform recess is positioned lateral to the _ _
laryngeal inlet
The lesser occipital nerve passes posterior to the _ _ muscle
sternocleidomastoid
The facial artery passes medial (deep) to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the _ _ muscle
digastric
The maxillary artery passes medial to the _ _ and lateral to the _ _ ligament. It typically passes lateral to the _ _ muscle
mandible (neck), sphenomandibular, lateral pterygoid
The basilar artery is positioned _ _ to the pons
ventral
The abducens nerve passes directly _ _ to the interal carotid artery
lateral
The mylohyoid muscle is positioned inferior to the _ _ muscle
geniohyoid
The thyroid cartilage is positioned _ _ to the cricoid cartilage
superior
During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes _ _ and then _ _ to the hypoglossal nerve
medial (deep), lateral (superficial)
The vagus nerve passes directly lateral to the _ _
medullary olive
The vocal ligament is positioned _ _ to the arytenoid cartilage
anterior
The oculomotor nerve passes directly inferior to the _ _ artery and directly superior to the _ _ artery
cerebral, superior cerebellar
The nasociliary nerve passes directly superior to the _ _ nerve
optic
The sublingual artery is positioned inferior the _ _ duct
sublingual
The retromandibular vein is positioned _ _ to the mandible (ramus)
posterior
The lesser occipital nerve passes _ _ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
posterior
The epiglottis is positioned posterior to the _ _
tongue (root)
The vocal ligament is positioned anterior to the _ _
arytenoid cartilage
The oculomotor, opthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass lateral to the _ _ artery
internal carotid
The internal jugular vein is positioned lateral to the _ _ artery
carotid
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned lateral to the _ _
trachea
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes inferior and posterior to the _ _ artery
right subclavian
The lingual nerve passes _ _ , _ _ and _ _ to the submandibular duct
lateral, inferior, medial
The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes inferior to the _ _ bone
sphenoid (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate)
The internal carotid artery is positioned lateral to the _ _ (part of brain)
pituitary
The masseter muscle is positioned _ _ to the mandible (ramus) and _ _ to the zygomatic arch
lateral (superficial), inferior
The vagus nerve passes directly _ _ to the medullary olive
lateral
The hyoid bone is positioned _ _ to the thyroid cartilage
superior
The facial artery passes _ _ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle
medial (deep)
The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
anterior
The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle
superficial (inferior-lateral)
The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly lateral to the _ _
medullary olive
The bracial plexus roots are positioned directly _ _ to the to the middle scalene and directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscles
anterior, posterior
The sublingual gland is positioned _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle and _ _ to the genioglossus muscle
superior, lateral
The lingual nerve passes inferior to the _ _ and _ _
superior constrictor, pterygomandibular raphe
The thyroid cartilage is positioned superior to the _ _
cricoid cartilage
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _ _ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath
superficial
The oculommotor, opthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass _ _ to the internal carotid artery
lateral
The thyroid cartilage is positioned superior to the _ _
cricoid cartilage
The lingual artery passes medial (deep) to the _ _ muscle
hyoglossus
The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes _ _ the internal and external carotid arteries
between
The hypoglossal nerve passes lateral to the _ _ and _ _ arteries, and medial to the _ _ vein
internal, external, internal jugular
The oculomotor nerve passes medial to the _ _ of the midbrain
cerebral peduncle
The branches of the facial nerve pass _ _ to the masseter muscle
lateral (superficial)
The epiglottis is positioned _ _ to the tongue (root)
posterior
The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes between the _ _ arteries
internal and external
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 internal carotid artery is positioned _ _ to the pituitary
lateral
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned anterior to the _ _ vein
internal jugular
The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly medial to the _ _
orbit
The hyoid bone is positioned superior to the _ _
thyroid cartilage
The thoracic duct passes _ _ to the left brachiocephalic vein
posterior
The lingual nerve passes _ _ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe
inferior
The submandibular gland is positioned posterior and inferiorto the _ _ muscle
mylohyoid
The digastric muscle (anterior) belly is positioned superficial (inferior-lateral) to the _ _ muscle
mylohyoid
The vallecula is positioned directly _ _ to the epiglottis and _ _ to the tongue (root)
anterior, posterior
The left phrenic nerve passes _ _ to the left brachiocephalic vein
posterior
The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly _ _ to the trachea
anterior
The temporalis muscle passes _ _ to the zygomatic arch
medial (deep)
The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _ _ to the tonsilar fold
posterior
The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned anterior-lateral to the _ _ muscle
levator veli palatini
The artyenoid cartilage is positioned superior to the _ _
cricoid (lamina) cartilage
The abducens nerve passes directly lateral to the _ _ artery
internal carotid
The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly anterior to the _ _
trachea
The subclavian artery passes directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
posterior
The trachea is positioned directly _ _ to the esophagus
anterior
The accessory nerve passes _ _ and then _ _ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
medial (deep), posterior
The omohyoid muscle is positioned anterior-lateral to the _ _ muscle and passes superficial to the _ _
sternothyroid, carotid sheath
The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned _ _ to the internal jugular vein
lateral (superficial)
The oculomotor nerve passes _ _ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain
medial
The external jugular vein passes lateral (superficial) to the _ _ muscle
sternocleidomastoid
The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _ _ to the tonsilar bed
anterior
The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and posterior to the _ _ muscle
inferior oblique
The ansa cervicalis (inferior root) is positioned lateral (superficial) to the _ _ vein
internal jugular
The lingual nerve passes medial to the _ _ and lateral to the _ _ and _ _ muscles
mandible, medial pterygoid, styloglossus
The superior oblique muscle is positioned _ _ to the medial rectus muscle
superior
The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
anterior
The inferior thyroid artery passes _ _ to the common carotid artery
deep (posterior-medial)
The genioglossus muscle is positioned _ _ to the geniohyoid muscle
superior
The hyoglossus muscle is positioned superior to the _ _ bone
hyoid
The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes inferior to the _ _ muscle
superior rectus
The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned _ _ to the internal jugular vein
anterior
The lingual nerve passes lateral, inferior, and medial to the _ _ duct
submandibular
The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes _ _ to the sphenoid bone (thalamus of the medial pterygoid plate)
inferior
The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _ _ to the medullary olive
lateral
The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned medial (deep) to the _ _
ramus of the mandible
The tonsilar bed is positioned anterior to the _ _ arch and posterior to the _ _ arch
palatopharyngeal, palatoglossal
The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _ _ to the levator veli palatini muscle
anterior-lateral
The internal jugular vein is positioned _ _ to the carotid artery
lateral
The accessory nerve passes medial (deep) and then posterior to the _ _ muscle
sternocleidomastoid
The vagus nerve is positioned posterior-medial to the internal jugular vein and posterior-lateral to the _ _ artery
common carotid
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 mylohyoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the geniohyoid muscle
inferior
During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes medial (deep) and then lateral (superficial) to the _ _ nerve
hypoglossal
The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly anterior to the _ _
tonsilar bed
The greater occipital nerve passes _ _ and _ _ to the inferior oblique muscle
inferior, posterior
The inferior oblique muscle passes inferior to the _ _ muscle
inferior rectus
The superior laryngeal nerve passes _ _ to the internal and external carotid arteries
medial
The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly anterior to the _ _ muscles and directly posterior to the _ _
prevertebral, carotid sheath
The left brachiocephalic vein passes anteriot to both the _ _ and _ _ arteries
left common carotid, brachiocephalic
The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly _ _ to the medial rectus muscle and directly _ _ to the superior oblique muscle
superior, inferior
The maxillary sinus is positioned inferior to the _ _ , superior to the _ _ , and lateral to the _ _
orbit, upper teeth, nasal cavity (inferior meatus)
The parotid gland is positioned _ _ and _ _ to the masster muscle
posterior, lateral (superficial)
The external carotid artery is positioned anterior to the _ _ artery
internal carotid
The vagus nerves pass directly anterior to the _ _ arteries
subclavian
The arytenoid cartilage is positioned _ _ to the crocoid (lamina) cartilage
superior
The hypoglossal nerve passes medial (deep) to the _ _ muscle and the intermediate tendon of the _ _ muscle, and then lateral (superficial) to the _ _ muscle
stylohyoid, digastric, hyoglossus
The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _ _ to the medullary pyramid
lateral
The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly superior the _ _ musle and directly inferior to the _ _ muscle
medial rectus, superior oblique
The splenius capitis muscle is positioned _ _ to the semispinalis capitis muscle
superficial
The lingual nerve passes _ _ to the mandible and _ _ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles
medial lateral
The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly lateral to the _ _
trachea
The vallecula is positioned directly anterior to the _ _ and posterior to the _ _
epiglottis, root of the tongue
The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly posterior to the _ _
tonsilar fold
The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes _ _ to the superior rectus muscle
inferior
The nasociliary nerve passes directly _ _ to the optic nerve
superior
The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the mandible (ramus)
medial (deep)
The hypoglossal nerve pssses _ _ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and _ _ to the hypoglossus muscle
medial (deep), lateral (superficial)
The parotid duct passes _ _ and _ _ to the masseter muscle
lateral (superficial), anterior
The opthalmic artery passes _ _ , _ _ and _ _ to the optic nerve
inferior, lateral, superior
The lingual nerve passes medial to the _ _ and lateral to the _ _ muscle and is positioned anterior to the _ _ nerve
mandible, medial pterygoid, inferior alveolar
The masster muscle is positioned lateral (superficial) to the _ _ and inferior to the _ _
mandible (ramus), zygomatic arch
The left brachiocephalic vein passes _ _ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries
anterior
The vagus nerve is positioned _ _ to the internal jugular vein and _ _ to the common carotid artery
posterior-medial, posterior-lateral
The hypoglossal nerve passes _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle and _ _ to the hyoglossus muscle
deep (superior-medial), lateral
The tonsilar bed is positioned _ _ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _ _ to the palatoglossal arch
anterior, posterior
The submandibular gland is positioned _ _ and _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle
posterior, inferior
The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass posterior and lateral (superficial) to the _ _ muscle
sternocleidomastoid
The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned superficial to the _ _ muscle
longissimus capitis
The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _ _ to the prevertebral muscles and directly _ _ to the carotid sheath
anterior, posterior
The basilary artery is positioned ventral to the _ _ (part of brain)
pons
The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly anterior to the _ _ and directly posterior to the _ _ muscles
middle scalene, anterior scalene
On the face, the facial vein is positioned _ _ to the facial artery
posterior
The hypoglossus muscle is positioned _ _ to the hyoid bone
superior
The maxillary sinus is positioned _ _ to the orbit, _ _ to the upper teeth, and _ _ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus)
inferior, superior, lateral
The hypoglossal nerve passes directly lateral to the _ _
medullary pyramid
At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned deep and lateral to the _ _ muscle
sternohyoid
The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _ _ to the head and neck of the mandible
superior, anterior
The oculomotor nerve passes directly _ _ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _ _ to the superior cerebellar artery
inferior, superior
The inferior thyroid artery passes deep (posterior-medial) to the _ _ artery
common carotid
The vocal fold is positioned inferior to the _ _
vestibular fold
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned superifical to both the _ _ muscle and the _ _
omohyoid, carotid sheath
The vagus nerves pass directly _ _ to the subclavian arteries
anterior
On the face, the facial vein is positioned posterior to the _ _ artery
facial
The thyroid cartilage is positioned _ _ to the cricoid cartilage
superior
The superior oblique muscle is positioned superior to the _ _ muscle
medial rectus
The external jugular vein passes _ _ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
lateral (superficial)
The branches of the facial nerve pass lateral (superficial) to the _ _ muscle
masseter
The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly _ _ to the trachea
lateral
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _ _ and _ _ to the right subclavian artery
inferior, posterior
The temporalis muscle passes medial (deep) to the _ _
zygomatic arch
The subclavian artery passes directly posterior to the _ _ muscle
anterior scalene
The superior laryngeal nerve passes medial to the _ _ arteries
external and internal
The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle
anterior
The facial artery passes _ _ to the body of the mandible
lateral (superficial)
The left phrenic nerve passes posterior to the _ _ vein
left brachiocephalic
The sublingual artery is positioned _ _ to the submandibular duct
inferior
