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Flashcards in Dissection 2: Anterior and Lateral Neck Deck (35)
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1
Q

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned ______ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.

A

superficial

2
Q

The external jugular vein passes _________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

lateral (superficial)

3
Q

The great auricular and transverse cervical nerves pass _____ and__________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

posterior and lateral (superficial)

4
Q

The lesser occipital nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

posterior

5
Q

The accessory nerve passes ______ and then _______ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

medial (deep) and then posterior

6
Q

The hyoid bone is positioned ________ to the thyroid cartilage.

A

superior

7
Q

The omohyoid muscle is positioned ________ to the sternothyroid muscle and passes _______ to the carotid sheath.

A

anterior-latera, superficial

8
Q

At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned _____ and ______ to the sternohyoid muscle.

A

deep and lateral

9
Q

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

A

posterior and inferior

10
Q

The digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned___________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

A

superficial (inferior-lateral)

11
Q

The thyroid cartilage is positioned _________ to the cricoid cartilage.

A

superior

12
Q

The thyroid gland (isthmus) is positioned directly _________ to the trachea.

A

anterior

13
Q

The thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly _________ to the trachea.

A

lateral

14
Q

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

A

lateral (superficial)

15
Q

The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein.

A

anterior

16
Q

The ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ________ to the internal jugular vein.

A

anterior

17
Q

The vagus nerve is positioned _________ to the internal jugular vein and ________ to the common carotid artery.

A

posterior-medial and posterior-lateral

18
Q

The internal jugular vein is positioned ________ to the carotid artery.

A

lateral

19
Q

The external carotid artery is positioned ________ to the internal carotid artery.

A

anterior

20
Q

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

A

medial (deep)

21
Q

The hypoglossal nerve passes ______ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and lateral (superficial) to the hyoglossus muscle.

A

medial (deep)

22
Q

During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes _______ and then lateral (superficial) to the hypoglossal nerve.

A

medial (deep)

23
Q

The subclavian artery passes directly _________ to the anterior scalene muscle.

A

posterior

24
Q

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

A

anterior

25
Q

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

A

anterior

26
Q

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

A

anterior and posterior

27
Q

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

A

anterior

28
Q

The left phrenic nerve passes ________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

A

posterior

29
Q

The inferior thyroid artery passes ________ to the common carotid artery.

A

deep (posterior-medial)

30
Q

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

A

anterior

31
Q

The thoracic duct passes ________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

A

posterior

32
Q

The trachea is positioned directly _________ to the esophagus.

A

anterior

33
Q

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ________ to the trachea.

A

lateral

34
Q

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and ________ to the right subclavian artery.

A

inferior and posterior

35
Q

The vagus nerves pass directly _________ to the subclavian arteries.

A

anterior