Practice Exam Relationships

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1. lateral (superficial)

Question 2

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

Answer 2

2. lateral (superficial)

Question 3

3. The parotid duct passes _____ and then anterior to the masseter.

Answer 3

3. lateral (superficial)

Question 4

4. The phrenic nerve and ascending cervical artery are positioned directly ______ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 4

4. anterior

Question 5

5 The external carotid artery is typically positioned ______ to the internal carotid artery.

Answer 5

5. anterior

Question 6

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

Answer 6

6. deep

Question 7

7. The inferior thyroid artery passes ________ to the common carotid artery.

Answer 7

7. posterior (deep)

Question 8

8. The subclavian artery passes directly _______ to the anterior scalene muscle.

Answer 8

8. posterior

Question 9

9. The hyoid bone is positioned ________ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 9

9. superior

Question 10

10. The thoracic duct passes ___________ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

Answer 10

10. posterior

Question 11

11. The cricoid cartilage is positioned ________ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 11

11. inferior

Question 12

12. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned ________ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 12

12. superficial

Question 13

13. The loop of the ansa cervicalis passes ________ to the carotid sheath.

Answer 13

13. lateral (superficial)

Question 14

14. The hypoglossal nerve passes ________ to the hyoglossus muscle and ______ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 14

14. superficial (lateral), deep

Question 15

15. The left vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the left subclavian artery.

Answer 15

15. anterior

Question 16

16. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _________ to the trachea (tracheoesophageal groove).

Answer 16

16. lateral

Question 17

17. The right vagus nerve passes directly __________ to the right subclavian artery.

Answer 17

17. anterior

Question 18

18. The left brachiocephalic vein passes _________ to both the left common carotid artery and the brachiocephalic artery.

Answer 18

18. anterior

Question 19

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

Answer 19

19. inferior

Question 20

20. The maxillary artery passes ________ to the neck of the mandible.

Answer 20

20. medial (deep)

Question 21

21. The articular disc is positioned directly ____ to the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and directly _________ to the head of the mandible.

Answer 21

21. inferior, superior

Question 22

22. The masseter muscle is positioned ______ and the medial pterygoid is positioned ______ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 22

22. Lateral (superficial), medial (deep)

Question 23

23. The temporalis muscle passes _________ to the zygomatic arch.

Answer 23

23. Deep (medial)

Question 24

24. The retromandibular vein is positioned medial and ________ to the ramus of the mandible.

Answer 24

24. posterior

Question 25

25. The greater occipital nerve passes inferior and then ___________ to the inferior oblique muscle before piercing the semispinalis muscle.

Answer 25

25. posterior

Question 26

26. The roots of the brachial plexus typically pass between the anterior scalene and ________ muscles.

Answer 26

26. Middle scalene

Question 27

27. The external jugular vein typically is positioned directly _____ to the SCM.

Answer 27

27. Superficial (lateral)

Question 28

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

Answer 28

28. lateral

Question 29

29. The infraorbital nerve is positioned directly ________ to the maxillary sinus.

Answer 29

29. superior

Question 30

30. The ethmoidal air cells are positioned _______ to the orbit.

Answer 30

30. medial

Question 31

31. The arytenoid cartilages are positioned directly _______ to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.

Answer 31

31. superior

Question 32

32. The tonsilar bed is positioned __________ to the palatoglossal fold (arch).

Answer 32

32. posterior

Question 33

33. The vocal fold is positioned ________ to the vestibular fold.

Answer 33

33. inferior

Question 34

34. The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscles passes __________ to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate.

Answer 34

34. inferior

Question 35

35. The lingual nerve is positioned directly ________ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

Answer 35

35. anterior

Question 36

36. The lingual nerve passes directly ___________ to the alveolar bone housing the roots of the 3rd molar.

Answer 36

36. medial

Question 37

37. The lingual nerve passes lateral, _________ and medial to the submandibular duct.

Answer 37

37. inferior

Question 38

38. The submandibular duct and sublingual gland are positioned ________ to the mylohyoid muscle.

Answer 38

38. superior

Question 39

39. Within the carotid sheath, the internal jugular vein is positioned directly __________ to the common carotid artery.

Answer 39

39. lateral

Question 40

40. The common carotid artery is positioned directly ________ to the superior cervical ganglion.

Answer 40

40. anterior