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