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