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The parotid duct passes _______ and _______ to the masseter muscle.

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Lateral (superficial); anterior

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The parotid gland is positioned _______ and ________ to the masseter muscle.

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Lateral (superficial); posterior

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

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Lateral (superficial)

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

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Lateral (superficial)

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

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Posterior

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

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Superficial

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The external jugular vein passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Lateral (superficial)

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

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Posterior; lateral (superficial)

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The lesser occipital nerve passes ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Posterior

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The accessory nerve passes ________ and then ________ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Medial; posterior

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The hyoid bone is positioned ________ to the thyroid cartilage.

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Superior

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

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Anterior-lateral; superficial

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

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Deep; lateral

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The submandibular gland is positioned ________ and ________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

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Posterior; inferior

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

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Superficial (inferior-lateral)

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The thyroid cartilage is positioned ________ to the cricoid cartilage.

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Superior

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

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Anterior

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

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Lateral

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

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Lateral (superficial)

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

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Anterior

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

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Posterior-medial; posterior-lateral

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

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Lateral

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

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Anterior

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

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Medial (deep)

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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)
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During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes ________ and then ________ to the hypoglossal nerve.
Medial (deep); lateral (superficial)
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The subclavian artery passes directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
Posterior
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The phrenic nerve and the subclavian vein pass directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
Anterior
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The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscle.
Anterior
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The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly ________ to the middle scalene muscles and directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscles.
Anterior; posterior
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The left brachiocephalic vein passes directly ________ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries.
Anterior
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The left phrenic nerve passes _______ to the left brachiocephalic vein.
Posterior
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The inferior thyroid artery passes _______ to the common carotid artery.
Deep (posterior-medial)
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The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle.
Anterior
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The thoracic duct passes _______ to the left brachiocephalic vein.
Posterior
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The trachea is positioned directly _______ to the esophagus.
Anterior
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _______ to the trachea.
Lateral
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The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ and _______ to the right subclavian artery.
Inferior; posterior
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The vagus nerves pass directly _______ to the subclavian arteries.
Anterior
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The splenius capitis muscle is positioned _______ to the semispinalis capitis muscle.
Superficial
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The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned _______ to the longissimus capitis muscle.
Superficial
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The greater occipital nerve passes _______ and _______ to the inferior oblique muscle.
Inferior; posterior
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The masseter muscle is positioned _______ to the mandible (ramus) and _______ to the zygomatic arch.
Lateral (superficial); inferior
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The temporalis muscle passes _______ to the zygomatic arch.
Medial (deep)
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The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _______ to the head and neck of the mandible.
Superior; anterior
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The lingual nerve passes ______ to the mandible and ______ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned ______ to the inferior alveolar nerve.
Medial; Lateral; Anterior
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The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned ______ to the mandible (ramus).
Medial (deep)
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The maxillary artery passes _____ to the mandible (neck) and _____ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes _____ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.
Medial; Lateral; Laterial
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The retromandibular vein is positioned ______ to the mandible (ramus).
Posterior
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The oculomotor nerve passes _____ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.
Medial
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The oculomotor nerve passes directly ______ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly ______ to the superior cerebellar artery.
Inferior; Superior
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The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.
Lateral
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The hypoglossal nerve passes directly ______ to the medullary pyramid.
Lateral
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The vagus nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.
Lateral
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The basilar artery is positioned ______ to the pons.
Ventral
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The internal carotid artery is positioned ______ to the pituitary.
Lateral
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The abducens nerve passes directly ______ to the internal carotid artery.
Lateral
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The oculomotor, ophthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass ______ to the internal carotid artery.
Lateral
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The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes ______ to the superior rectus muscle.
Inferior
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The superior oblique muscle is positioned ______ to the medial rectus muscle.
Superior
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The nasociliary nerve passes directly ______ to the optic nerve.
Superior
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The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly ______ to the medial rectus muscle and directly ______ to the superior oblique muscle.
Superior; Inferior
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The ophthalmic artery passes ______, ______, and ______ to the optic nerve.
Inferior, lateral, superior
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The inferior oblique muscle passes _____ to the inferior rectus muscle.
Inferior
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The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly ______ to the orbit.
Medial
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``` The maxillary sinus is positioned ______ to the orbit, _____ to the upper teeth, and _____ to the nasal cavity (inferior meatus). ```
Inferior; Superior; Lateral
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The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly _____ to the maxillary sinus.
Superior
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The tonsilar bed is positioned ______ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _______ to the palatoglossal arch.
Anterior; posterior
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The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned ______ to the levator veli palatini muscle.
Anterior-lateral
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The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes ______ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).
Inferior
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The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly ______ to the tonsilar bed.
Anterior
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The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _______ to the tonsilar fold.
Posterior
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The sublingual artery is positioned ______ to the submandibular duct.
Inferior
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The sublingual gland is positioned ______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _____ to the genioglossus muscle.
Superior; Lateral
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The lingual nerve passes ______ to the mandible and ______ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.
Medial; Lateral
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The lingual nerve passes ______ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.
Inferior
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The lingual nerve passes ______, ______, and ______ to the submandibular duct.
Lateral, Inferior, Medial
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The mylohyoid muscle is positioned ______ to the geniohyoid muscle.
Inferior
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The genioglossus muscle is positioned _____ to the geniohyoid muscle.
Superior
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The hyoglossus muscle is positioned ______ to the hyoid bone.
Superior
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The hypoglossal nerve passes ______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _____ to the hyoglossus muscle.
Deep (superior-medial); Lateral
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The lingual artery passes _____ to the hyoglossus muscle.
Medial (deep)
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The vallecula is positioned directly ______ to the epiglottis and _____ to the tongue (root).
Anterior; Posterior
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The epiglottis is positioned _______ to the tongue (root).
Posterior
85
The piriform recess is positioned ______ to the laryngeal inlet.
Lateral
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The vocal ligament is positioned ______ to the arytenoid cartilage.
Anterior
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The vocal fold is positioned ______ to the vestibular fold.
Inferior
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The thyroid cartilage is positioned _____ to the cricoid cartilage.
Superior
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The arytenoid cartilage is positioned ______ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.
Superior
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The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _______ to the prevertebral muscles and directly ______ to the carotid sheath.
Anterior; Posterior
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The hypoglossal nerve passes ______ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _____ to the internal jugular vein.
Lateral; Medial
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The superior laryngeal nerve passes ______ to the internal and external carotid arteries.
Medial
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The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes ______ the internal and external carotid arteries.
Between

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