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The parotid gland is __________ to the ear and _______ and __________ to the masseter and ramus of the mandible.

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anterior, posterior and lateral

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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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posterior, lateral (superficial)

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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 is positioned _________ 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 and 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 (deep) and then 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 passes ___________ 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 and lateral

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

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posterior and 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.
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 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 and directly ________ to the anterior scalene muscles.
anterior, posterior
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The left brachiocephalic vein passes ________ 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 and 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 and 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, lateral
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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 and 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, and 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 __________ pterygoid plate).
inferior, medial
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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 and 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
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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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