Head and Neck Relationships 2015

Question 1

The parotid duct passes _______ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 1

lateral (superficial) and anterior

Question 2

The parotid gland is positioned _________ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 2

posterior and lateral (superficial)

Question 3

The branches of the facial nerve pass _______ to the masseter muscle.

Answer 3

lateral (superficial)

Question 4

The facial artery passes _________ to the mandible (body).

Answer 4

lateral (superficial)

Question 5

On the face, the facial vein is positioned _______ to the facial artery.

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

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

Answer 6

superficial

Question 7

The external jugular vein passes _______ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Answer 7

lateral (superficial)

Question 8

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

Answer 8

posterior and lateral (superficial)

Question 9

The lesser occipital nerve passes _______ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

The accessory nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Answer 10

medial (deep) and then posterior

Question 11

The hyoid bone is positioned _______ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 11

superior

Question 12

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

Answer 12

anterior-lateral, superficial

Question 13

At the level of the thyroid cartilage, the sternothyroid muscle is positioned ________ to the sternohyoid muscle.

Answer 13

deep and lateral

Question 14

The submandibular gland is positioned _________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 14

posterior and inferior

Question 15

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

Answer 15

superficial (inferior-lateral)

Question 16

The thyroid cartilage is positioned ________ to the cricoid cartilage.

Answer 16

superior

Question 17

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

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

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

Answer 18

lateral

Question 19

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

Answer 19

lateral (superficial)

Question 20

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

Answer 20

anterior

Question 21

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

Answer 21

posterior-medial , posterior-lateral

Question 22

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

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

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

Answer 23

anterior

Question 24

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

Answer 24

medial (deep)

Question 25

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and _______ to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 25

lateral (superficial

Question 26

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

Answer 26

medial (deep), lateral (superficial

Question 27

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

Answer 27

posterior

Question 28

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

Answer 28

anterior

Question 29

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

Answer 29

anterior

Question 30

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

Answer 30

anterior, posterior

Question 31

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

Answer 31

anterior

Question 32

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

Answer 32

posterior

Question 33

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

Answer 33

deep (posterior-medial)

Question 34

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

Answer 34

anterior

Question 35

The thoracic duct passes _______ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

Answer 35

posterior

Question 36

The trachea is positioned directly _______ to the esophagus.

Answer 36

anterior

Question 37

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _______ to the trachea.

Answer 37

lateral

Question 38

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

Answer 38

inferior and posterior

Question 39

The vagus nerves pass directly _______ to the subclavian arteries.

Answer 39

anterior

Question 40

The splenius capitis muscle is positioned ________ to the semispinalis capitis muscle.

Answer 40

superficial

Question 41

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned _______ to the longissimus capitis muscle.

Answer 41

superficial

Question 42

The greater occipital nerve passes _______ to the inferior oblique muscle.

Answer 42

inferior and posterior

Question 43

The masseter muscle is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus) and _______ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 43

lateral (superficial), inferior

Question 44

The temporalis muscle passes _______ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 44

medial (deep)

Question 45

The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _______ to the head and neck of the mandible.

Answer 45

superior, anterior

Question 46

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned _______ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 46

medial, lateral, anterior

Question 47

The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus).

Answer 47

medial (deep)

Question 48

The maxillary artery passes _______ to the mandible (neck) and _______ to the sphenomandiblar ligament.

Answer 48

medial, lateral

Question 49

The maxillary artery typically passes _______ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Answer 49

lateral

Question 50

The retromandibular vein is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus).

Answer 50

posterior

Question 51

The oculomotor nerve passes _______ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.

Answer 51

medial

Question 52

The oculomotor nerve passes directly _______ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _______ to the superior cerebellar artery.

Answer 52

inferior, superior

Question 53

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive.

Answer 53

lateral

Question 54

The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary pyramid.

Answer 54

lateral

Question 55

The vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the medullary olive.

Answer 55

lateral

Question 56

The basilar artery is positioned _______ to the pons.

Answer 56

ventral

Question 57

The internal carotid artery is positioned _______ to the pituitary.

Answer 57

lateral

Question 58

The abducens nerve passes directly _______ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 58

lateral

Question 59

The oculomotor, ophthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass _______ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 59

lateral

Question 60

The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes _______ to the superior rectus muscle.

Answer 60

inferior

Question 61

The superior oblique muscle is positioned _______ to the medial rectus muscle.

Answer 61

superior

Question 62

The nasociliary nerve passes directly _______ to the optic nerve.

Answer 62

superior

Question 63

The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly _______ to the medial rectus muscle and directly _______ to the superior oblique muscle.

Answer 63

superior, inferior

Question 64

The ophthalmic artery passes _______ to the optic nerve.

Answer 64

inferior, lateral and superior

Question 65

The inferior oblique muscle passes _______ to the inferior rectus muscle.

Answer 65

inferior

Question 66

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _______ to the orbit.

Answer 66

medial

Question 67

The maxillary sinus is positioned _______ to the orbit, _______ to the upper teeth, and _______ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus).

Answer 67

inferior, superior, lateral

Question 68

The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly _______ to the maxillary sinus.

Answer 68

superior

Question 69

The tonsilar bed is positioned _______ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _______ to the palatoglossal arch.

Answer 69

anterior, posterior

Question 70

The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _______ to the levator veli palatini muscle.

Answer 70

anterior-lateral

Question 71

The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes _______ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).

Answer 71

inferior

Question 72

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar bed.

Answer 72

anterior

Question 73

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar fold.

Answer 73

posterior

Question 74

The sublingual artery is positioned _______ to the submandibular duct.

Answer 74

inferior

Question 75

The sublingual gland is positioned _______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _______ to the genioglossus muscle.

Answer 75

superior, lateral

Question 76

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the mandible and _______ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.

Answer 76

medial, lateral

Question 77

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.

Answer 77

inferior

Question 78

The lingual nerve passes _______ to the submandibular duct.

Answer 78

lateral, inferior and medial

Question 79

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _______ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 79

inferior

Question 80

The genioglossus muscle is positioned _______ to the geniohyoid muscle.

Answer 80

superior

Question 81

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned _______ to the hyoid bone.

Answer 81

superior

Question 82

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the mylohyoid muscle and lateral to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 82

deep (superior-medial)

Question 83

The lingual artery passes _______ to the hyoglossus muscle.

Answer 83

medial (deep)

Question 84

The vallecula is positioned directly _______ to the epiglottis and _______ to the tongue (root).

Answer 84

anterior, posterior

Question 85

The epiglottis is positioned _______ to the tongue (root).

Answer 85

posterior

Question 86

The piriform recess is positioned _______ to the laryngeal inlet.

Answer 86

lateral

Question 87

The vocal ligament is positioned _______ to the arytenoid cartilage.

Answer 87

anterior

Question 88

The vocal fold is positioned _______ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 88

inferior

Question 89

The arytenoid cartilage is positioned _______ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.

Answer 89

superior

Question 90

The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _______ to the prevertebral muscles and directly _______ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 90

anterior, posterior

Question 91

The hypoglossal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _______to the internal jugular vein.

Answer 91

lateral, medial

Question 92

The superior laryngeal nerve passes _______ to the internal and external carotid arteries.

Answer 92

medial

Question 93

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes between the _______ and _______ arteries?

Answer 93

internal and external carotid arteries.