Practice Exam Relationships

Question 1

A facial artery pulse may be taken where this artery passes directly _ _ to the body of the mandible

Answer 1

lateral (superficial)

Question 2

After emerging from the parotid gland, the zygomatic, buccal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve pass _ _ to the masseter

Answer 2

lateral (superficial)

Question 3

The parotid duct passes _ _ and then anterior to the masseter

Answer 3

lateral (superficial)

Question 4

The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 4

anterior

Question 5

The external carotid artery is typically positioned _ _ to the internal carotid artery

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

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

Answer 6

deep

Question 7

The inferior thyroid artery passes _ _ to the common carotid artery

Answer 7

posterior (deep)

Question 8

The subclavian artery passes directly _ _ to the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 8

posterior

Question 9

The hyoid bone is positioned _ _ to the thyroid cartilage

Answer 9

superior

Question 10

The thoracic duct passes _ _ to the left brachiocephalic vein

Answer 10

posterior

Question 11

The cricoid cartilage is positioned _ _ to the thyroid cartilage

Answer 11

inferior

Question 12

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _ _ to the carotid sheath

Answer 12

superficial

Question 13

The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes _ _ to the carotid sheath

Answer 13

lateral (superficial)

Question 14

The hypoglossal nerve passes _ _ to the hyoglossus muscle and _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle

Answer 14

superficial (lateral), deep

Question 15

The left vagus nerve passes directly _ _ to the left subclavian artery

Answer 15

anterior

Question 16

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _ _ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove)

Answer 16

lateral

Question 17

The right vagus nerve passes directly _ _ to the right subclavian artery

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

The left brachiocephalic vein passes _ _ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery

Answer 18

anterior

Question 19

The submandibular gland is positioned directly posterior and _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle

Answer 19

inferior

Question 20

The maxillary artery passes _ _ to the neck of the mandible

Answer 20

medial (deep)

Question 21

The articular disc is positioned directly _ _ to the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and directly (blank) to the head of the mandible

Answer 21

inferior, superior

Question 22

The masseter muscle is positioned _ _ and the medial pterygoid is positioned (blank) to the ramus of the mandible

Answer 22

lateral (superficial), medial (deep)

Question 23

The temporalis muscle passes _ _ to the zygomatic arch

Answer 23

deep (medial)

Question 24

The retromandibular vein is positioned medial and _ _ to the ramus of the mandible

Answer 24

posterior

Question 25

The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then _ _ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle

Answer 25

posterior

Question 26

The roots of the brachial plexus typically pass between the anterior scalene and _ _ muscles

Answer 26

Middle scalene

Question 27

The external jugular vein typically is positioned directly _ _ to the SCM

Answer 27

superficial (lateral)

Question 28

At the level of the cavernous sinus, the oculomotor, ophthalmic and trochlear nerves are positioned _ _ to the internal carotid artery

Answer 28

lateral

Question 29

The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly _ _ to the maxillary sinus

Answer 29

superior

Question 30

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _ _ to the orbit

Answer 30

medial

Question 31

The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly _ _ to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage

Answer 31

superior

Question 32

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

Answer 32

posterior

Question 33

The vocal fold is positioned _ _ to the vestibular fold

Answer 33

inferior

Question 34

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

Answer 34

inferior

Question 35

The lingual nerve is positioned directly _ _ to the inferior alveolar nerve

Answer 35

anterior

Question 36

The lingual nerve passes directly _ _ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the 3rd molar

Answer 36

medial

Question 37

The lingual nerve passes lateral, _ _ and medial to the submandibular duct

Answer 37

inferior

Question 38

The submandibular duct and sublingual gland are positioned _ _ to the mylohyoid muscle

Answer 38

superior

Question 39

Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly _ _ to the common carotid artery

Answer 39

lateral

Question 40

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

Answer 40

anterior