Anatomical Relationships (from pg 5 of practice exam)

Question 1

The _______________ is positioned directly posterior and ________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 1

submandibular gland, inferior

Question 2

The submandibular gland is positioned directly ___________ and inferior to the ____________ muscle.

Answer 2

posterior, mylohyoid

Question 3

The submandibular gland is positioned directly ________ and _________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 3

posterior, inferior

Question 4

The ___________ artery passes medial (deep) to the neck of the mandible.

Answer 4

maxillary

Question 5

The maxillary artery passes __________ to the neck of the mandible.

Answer 5

medial (deep)

Question 6

The maxillary artery passes medial (deep) to the neck of the _________.

Answer 6

mandible

Question 7

The maxillary artery passes medial (deep) to the _____ of the mandible.

Answer 7

neck

Question 8

The ____________ is positioned directly inferior to the mandibular fossa of the _________ bone and directly superior to the head of the mandible.

Answer 8

articular disc, temporal

Question 9

The articular disc is positioned directly _________ to the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and directly _________ to the head of the mandible.

Answer 9

inferior, superior

Question 10

The articular disc is positioned directly inferior to the _________________ of the temporal bone and directly superior to the head of the __________.

Answer 10

mandibular fossa, mandible

Question 11

The _____________ muscle is positioned lateral (superficial) and the medial pterygoid is position medial (deep) to the __________ of the mandible.

Answer 11

masseter, ramus

Question 12

The masseter muscle is positioned ____________ and the medial pterygoid is position ___________ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 12

lateral (superficial), medial (deep)

Question 13

The masseter muscle is positioned lateral (superficial) and the ____________ is position medial (deep) to the ramus of the __________.

Answer 13

medial pterygoid, mandible

Question 14

The ___________ muscle passes deep (medial) to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 14

temporalis

Question 15

The temporalis muscle passes ____________ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 15

deep (medial)

Question 16

The temporalis muscle passes deep (medial) to the ________________.

Answer 16

zygomatic arch

Question 17

The _____________ vein is positioned medial and posterior to the _______ of the mandible.

Answer 17

retromandibular, ramus

Question 18

The retromandibular vein is positioned _______ and __________ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 18

medial, posterior

Question 19

At the level of the ___________, the oculomotor, ophthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned _______ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 19

cavernous sinus, lateral

Question 20

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the ___________, ophthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned lateral to the _____________ artery.

Answer 20

oculomotor, internal carotid

Question 21

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, ____________ and trochlear nerves are positioned __________ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 21

opthalmic, lateral

Question 22

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, ophthalmic and _________ nerves are positioned lateral to the _________ artery.

Answer 22

troclear, internal carotid

Question 23

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the __________, __________ and __________ nerves are positioned lateral to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 23

oculomotor, opthalmic, trochlear

Question 24

The ____________ nerve is positioned directly superior to the maxillary sinus.

Answer 24

infraorbital

Question 25

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly ___________ to the maxillary sinus.

Answer 25

superior

Question 26

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly superior to the _________ sinus.

Answer 26

maxillary

Question 27

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly superior to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 27

maxillary sinus

Question 28

The ____________ cells are positioned medial to the orbit.

Answer 28

ethmoidal air

Question 29

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _________ to the orbit.

Answer 29

medial

Question 30

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned medial to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 30

orbit

Question 31

The ______________ are positioned medial to the orbit.

Answer 31

ethmoidal air cells

Question 32

The ____________ cartilages are positioned directly superior to the _________ of the cricoid cartilage.

Answer 32

arytenoid, lamina

Question 33

The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly ___________ to the lamina of the _______ cartilage.

Answer 33

superior, cricoid

Question 34

The _______________ are positioned directly superior to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.

Answer 34

arytenoid cartilages

Question 35

The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly superior to the lamina of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 35

cricoid cartilage

Question 36

The __________ is positioned posterior to the palatoglossal fold (arch).

Answer 36

tonsilar bed

Question 37

The tonsilar bed is positioned __________ to the palatoglossal fold (arch).

Answer 37

posterior

Question 38

The tonsilar bed is positioned posterior to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 38

palatoglossal fold (arch)

Question 39

The ___________ is positioned inferior to the vestibular fold.

Answer 39

vocal fold

Question 40

The vocal fold is positioned _________ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 40

inferior

Question 41

The vocal fold is positioned inferior to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 41

vestibular fold

Question 42

The _________ of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes inferior to the hamulus of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 42

tendon, medial ptyergoid plate

Question 43

The tendon of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, muscles passes inferior to the __________ of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 43

tensor veli palatini, hamulus

Question 44

The ___________ of the ___________ muscles passes inferior to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 44

tendon, tensor veli palatini

Question 45

The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes ________ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 45

inferior

Question 46

The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes inferior to the ___________ of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 46

hamulus, medial pterygoid plate

Question 47

The _______ nerve is positioned directly anterior to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 47

lingual

Question 48

The lingual nerve is positioned directly _______ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 48

anterior

Question 49

The lingual nerve is positioned directly anterior to the _________________ nerve.

Answer 49

inferior alveolar

Question 50

The _______ nerve passes directly medial to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the ______ molar.

Answer 50

lingual, 3rd

Question 51

The lingual nerve passes directly _______ to the alveolar bone housing the ______ of the 3rd molar.

Answer 51

medial, roots

Question 52

The lingual nerve passes directly medial to the _____________ housing the roots of the 3rd molar.

Answer 52

alveolar bone

Question 53

The lingual nerve passes directly medial to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 53

3rd molar

Question 54

The _______ nerve passes lateral, _______ and medial to the submandibular duct.

Answer 54

lingual, inferior

Question 55

The lingual nerve passes \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, inferior and _________ to the submandibular duct.

Answer 55

later, medial

Question 56

The lingual nerve passes lateral, inferior and medial to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 56

submandibular duct

Question 57

The _______________ and sublingual gland are positioned __________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 57

submandublar duct, superior

Question 58

The submandibular duct and ________________ are positioned superior to the __________ muscle.

Answer 58

sublingual gland, mylohyoid

Question 59

The _______________ and _______________ are positioned superior to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 59

submandibular duct, sublingual gland

Question 60

The _____________ artery is positioned directly anterior to the superior cervical ganglion.

Answer 60

common carotid

Question 61

The common carotid artery is positioned directly _________ to the superior cervical ganglion.

Answer 61

anterior

Question 62

The common carotid artery is positioned directly anterior to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 62

superior cervical ganglion