Trunk Relationships

Question 1

The arch of the aorta passes______to the pulmonary trunk.

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

The left recurrent laryngeal artery passes______to the ligament arteriosum.

Answer 2

posterior

Question 3

The right vagus nerve is positioned______to the trachea.

Answer 3

lateral

Question 4

The right vagus nerve passes_____to the arch of the azygos vein and_____to the right main bronchus.

Answer 4

medial, posterior

Question 5

The transverse pericardial sinus is positioned_____to the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk.

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

The esophagus is positioned_____to the trachea.

Answer 6

posterior

Question 7

The intercostal veins, arteries, and nerves are all positioned directly_____to the ribs.

Answer 7

inferior

Question 8

The sympathetic chain is positioned____to the thoracic vertebral bodies.

Answer 8

lateral

Question 9

The descending aorta is positioned_____to the pericardial sac.

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

The greater splanchnic nerve is positioned_________to the sympathetic chain.

Answer 10

anterior-medial

Question 11

The esophagus is positioned____to the pericardial sac.

Answer 11

posterior

Question 12

Near the diaphragm, the esophagus is positioned____to the thoracic aorta.

Answer 12

anterior

Question 13

The hepatic portal vein is typically positioned_____to the bile duct and hepatic artery proper.

Answer 13

posterior

Question 14

The gastroduodenal artery passes____to the pancreas.

Answer 14

anterior

Question 15

The duodenum (2nd segment aka descending segment) is positioned directly_____to the pancreas (head).

Answer 15

lateral (right)

Question 16

The duodenum (3rd segment aka horizontal segment) is positioned directly_____to the pancreas (head).

Answer 16

inferior

Question 17

The duodenum (3rd segment) passes____to the IVC and the abdominal aorta.

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

The superior mesenteric artery is positioned____to the superior mesenteric vein and passes____to the duodenum (4th segment aka ascending segment), directly____to the left renal vein, and _____to the pancreas (body).

Answer 18

lateral (left), anterior, anterior, posterior

Question 19

The kidney is positioned________to the psoas muscle and____to both the quadratus lumborum and transversus abdominis muscles.

Answer 19

anterior-lateral, anterior

Question 20

The right suprarenal gland is positioned____to the kidney.

Answer 20

superior

Question 21

The left suprarenal gland is positioned____to the kidney.

Answer 21

medial

Question 22

The right ureter passes____to the psoas muscle.

Answer 22

anterior

Question 23

The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly____to the bulb of the vestibule.

Answer 23

superficial (lateral)

Question 24

The ischiocavernosus muscle is positioned directly____to the crus of the clitoris.

Answer 24

superficial

Question 25

The uterus is positioned directly____to the rectouterine pouch.

Answer 25

anterior

Question 26

The ovary is typically positioned____to the broad ligament of the uterus and________to the uterine tube.

Answer 26

posterior, posterior-inferior

Question 27

The left common iliac vein is positioned________to the left common iliac artery.

Answer 27

posterior-medial

Question 28

The external iliac vein is positioned__________to the external iliac artery.

Answer 28

posterior-medial

Question 29

The obturator artery, vein, and nerve pass____to the superior pubic ramus.

Answer 29

inferior

Question 30

The ureter passes____and____to the uterine artery.

Answer 30

posterior, inferior

Question 31

The ureter passes____and____to the vaginal artery.

Answer 31

superior, anterior

Question 32

The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly____to the bulb of the penis (corpus spongiosum).

Answer 32

superficial

Question 33

The ischiocavernosus muscle is positioned directly___to the crus of the penis.

Answer 33

superficial

Question 34

The bladder is positioned____to the prostate.

Answer 34

superior

Question 35

The ureter passes directly___and___to the ductus deferens.

Answer 35

posterior, inferior

Question 36

The right ureter passes directly____to the right external iliac artery.

Answer 36

anterior

Question 37

The ductus deferens passes directly____to the obliterated umbilical artery.

Answer 37

posterior-superior