head and neck structure relations

Question 1

the parotid duct passes ____ and ____ to the masseter muscle

Answer 1

lateral (superficial)

anterior

Question 2

the parotid gland is positioned ____ and ____ to the masseter muscle

Answer 2

posterior

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 ____ and ____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 8

posterior

lateral (superficial)

Question 9

the lesser occipital nerve passes ____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

the accessory nerve passes ____ and then ____ to the SCM muscle

Answer 10

medial (deep)

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 ____ and ____ to the sternohyoid muscle

Answer 13

deep

lateral

Question 14

the submandibular gland is positioned ____ and ____ to the mylohyoid muscle

Answer 14

posterior

inferior

Question 15

the digastric muscle (anterior belly) is positioned ____ to the mylohyoid muscle

Answer 15

superficial (inferior-lateral)

Question 16

the thyroid gland (lobes) is positioned directly ____ to the trachea

Answer 16

lateral

Question 17

the ansa cervicalis (inferior root) passes ____ to the internal jugular vein

Answer 17

lateral (superficial)

Question 18

the ansa cervicalis (superior root) is positioned ____ to the internal jugular vein

Answer 18

anterior

Question 19

the vagus nerve is positioned ____ to the internal jugular vein and ____ to the common carotid artery

Answer 19

posterior-medial

posterior-lateral

Question 20

the internal jugular vein is positioned ____ to the carotid artery

Answer 20

lateral

Question 21

the external carotid artery is positioned ____ to the internal carotid artery

Answer 21

anterior

Question 22

the facial artery passes ____ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle

Answer 22

medial (deep)

Question 23

the hypoglossal nerve passes ____ to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and ____ to the hyoglossus muscle

Answer 23

medial (deep)

lateral (superficial)

Question 24

during its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ____ and then ____ to the hypoglossal nerve

Answer 24

medial (deep)

lateral (superficial)

Question 25

the subclavian artery passes directly ____ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 25

posterior

Question 26

the phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly ____ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 26

anterior

Question 27

the suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly ____ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 27

anterior

Question 28

the brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly ____ the the middle scalene and directly ____ to the anterior scalene muscles

Answer 28

anterior posterior (maybe not)

Question 29

the left brachiocephalic vein passes ____ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries

Answer 29

anterior

Question 30

the left phrenic nerve passes ____ to the left brachiocephalic vein

Answer 30

posterior

Question 31

the inferior thyroid artery passes ____ to the common carotid artery

Answer 31

deep (posterior-medial)

Question 32

the ascending cervical artery is positioned directly ____ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 32

anterior

Question 33

the thoracic duct passes ____ to the left subclavian artery and phrenic nerve, and ____ to the common carotid artery, vagus nerve, and internal jugular vein

Answer 33

anterior | posterior

Question 34

the trachea is positioned directly ____ to the esophagus

Answer 34

anterior

Question 35

the recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned ____ to the trachea

Answer 35

lateral

Question 36

the right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes ____ and ____ to the right subclavian artery

Answer 36

inferior | posterior

Question 37

the vagus nerves pass directly ____ to the subclavian arteries

Answer 37

anterior

Question 38

the splenius capitis muscle is positioned ____ to the semispinalis capitis muscle

Answer 38

superficial

Question 39

the splenius cervicis muscle is positioned ____ to the longissimus capitis muscle

Answer 39

superficial

Question 40

the greater occipital nerve passes ____ and ____ to the inferior oblique muscle

Answer 40

inferior | posterior

Question 41

the masseter muscle is positioned ____ to the mandible and ____ to the zygomatic arch

Answer 41

lateral (superficial) | inferior

Question 42

the temporalis muscle passes ____ to the zygomatic arch

Answer 42

medial (deep)

Question 43

the lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned ____ to the medial pterygoid muscle ____to the head and neck of the mandible

Answer 43

superior | anterior

Question 44

the lingual nerve passes ____ to the mandible and ____ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned ____ to the inferior alveolar nerve

Answer 44

medial lateral anterior

Question 45

the medial pterygoid muscle is positioned ____ to the mandible (ramus)

Answer 45

medial (deep)

Question 46

the maxillary artery passes ____ to the mandible (neck) and ____ to the sphenomandibular ligament. it typically passes ____ to the lateral pterygoid muscle

Answer 46

medial lateral lateral

Question 47

the retromandibular vein is positioned ____ to the mandible (ramus)

Answer 47

posterior-medial

Question 48

the oculomotor nerve passes ____ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain

Answer 48

medial

Question 49

the oculomotor nerve passes directly ____ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly ____ to the superior cerebellar artery

Answer 49

inferior | superior

Question 50

the glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly ____ to the medullary olive

Answer 50

lateral

Question 51

the hypoglossal nerve passes directly ____ to the medullary pyramid

Answer 51

lateral

Question 52

the vagus nerve passes directly ____ to the medullary olive

Answer 52

lateral

Question 53

the basilar artery is positioned ____ to the pons

Answer 53

ventral

Question 54

the internal carotid artery is positioned ____ to the pituitary

Answer 54

lateral

Question 55

the mylohyoid muscle is positioned ____ to the geniohyoid muscle

Answer 55

inferior

Question 56

the genioglossus muscle is positioned ____ to the geniohyoid muscle

Answer 56

superior

Question 57

the hyoglossus muscle is positioned ____ to the hyoid bone

Answer 57

superior

Question 58

the hypoglossal nerve passes ____ to the mylohyoid muscle and ____ to the hyoglossus muscle

Answer 58

deep (superior-medial) | lateral

Question 59

the lingual artery passes ____ to the hyoglossal muscle

Answer 59

medial (deep)