Unit 3 (Head and Neck) Lab Relationships

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

lateral (superficial), anterior

The parotid gland is positioned _____ and _____ to the masseter muscle

posterior, lateral (superficial)

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

lateral (superficial)

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

lateral (superficial)

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

posterior

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is positioned _____ to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.

superficial

The external jugular vein passes _____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

lateral (superficial)

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

posterior, lateral (superficial)

The lesser occipital nerve passes _____ to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

posterior

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

medial (deep), posterior

The hyoid bone is positioned _____ to the thyroid cartilage.

superior

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

anterior-lateral, superficial

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

deep, lateral

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

posterior, inferior

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

superficial (inferior-lateral)

The thyroid cartilage is positioned _____ to the cricoid cartilage.

superior

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

anterior

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

lateral

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

lateral (superficial)

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

anterior

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

posterior-medial, posterior-lateral

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

lateral

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

anterior

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

medial (deep)

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)

During its posterior course, the occipital artery first passes _____ and then _____ to the
hypoglossal nerve.

medial (deep), lateral (superficial)

The subclavian artery passes directly _____ to the anterior scalene muscle.

posterior

The phrenic nerve and subclavian vein pass directly _____ to the anterior scalene muscle.

anterior

The suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries typically pass directly _____ to the anterior scalene
muscle.

anterior

The brachial plexus (roots) are positioned directly _____ to the middle scalene and directly _____ to the
anterior scalene muscles.

anterior, posterior

The left brachiocephalic vein passes _____ to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries.

anterior

The left phrenic nerve passes _____ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

posterior

The inferior thyroid artery passes _____ to the common carotid artery.

deep (posterior-medial)

The ascending cervical artery is positioned directly _____ to the anterior scalene muscle.

anterior

The thoracic duct passes _____ to the left brachiocephalic vein.

posterior

The trachea is positioned directly _____ to the esophagus.

anterior

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is positioned _____ to the trachea.

lateral

The right recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _____ and _____ to the right subclavian artery.

inferior, posterior

The vagus nerves pass directly _____ to the subclavian arteries.

anterior

The splenius capitis muscle is positioned _____ to the semispinalis capitis muscle.

superficial

The splenius cervicis muscle is positioned _____ to the longissimus capitis muscle.

superficial

The greater occipital nerve passes _____ and _____ to the inferior oblique muscle.

inferior, posterior

The masseter muscle is positioned _____ to the mandible (ramus) and _____ to the zygomatic
arch.

lateral (superficial), inferior

The temporalis muscle passes _____ to the zygomatic arch.

medial (deep)

The lateral pterygoid muscle is positioned _____ to the medial pterygoid muscle and _____ to the head
and neck of the mandible.

superior, anterior

The lingual nerve passes _____ to the mandible and _____ to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned
_____ to the inferior alveolar nerve.

medial, lateral, anterior

The medial pterygoid muscle is positioned _____ to the mandible (ramus).

medial (deep)

The maxillary artery passes _____ to the mandible (neck) and _____ to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It
typically passes _____ to the lateral pterygoid muscle.

medial, lateral, lateral

The retromandibular vein is positioned _____ to the mandible (ramus).

posterior

The oculomotor nerve passes _____ to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.

medial

The oculomotor nerve passes directly _____ to the posterior cerebral artery and directly _____ to the
superior cerebellar artery.

inferior, superior

The glossopharyngeal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.

lateral

The hypoglossal nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary pyramid.

lateral

The vagus nerve passes directly _____ to the medullary olive.

lateral

The basilar artery is positioned _____ to the pons.

ventral

The internal carotid artery is positioned _____ to the pituitary.

lateral

The abducens nerve passes directly _____ to the internal carotid artery.

lateral

The oculomotor, ophthalmic, and trochlear nerves all pass _____ to the internal carotid artery.

lateral

The superior oblique (tendon) muscle passes _____ to the superior rectus muscle.

inferior

The superior oblique muscle is positioned _____ to the medial rectus muscle.

superior

The nasociliary nerve passes directly _____ to the optic nerve.

superior

The nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches) passes directly _____ to the medial
rectus muscle and directly _____ to the superior oblique muscle.

superior, inferior

The ophthalmic artery passes _____, _____, and _____ to the optic nerve.

inferior, lateral, superior

The inferior oblique muscle passes _____ to the inferior rectus muscle.

inferior

The ethmoidal air cells are positioned directly _____ to the orbit.

medial

The maxillary sinus is positioned _____ to the orbit, _____ to the upper teeth, and _____ to the nasal cavity
(inferior meatus).

inferior, superior, lateral

The infraorbital artery and nerve pass directly _____ to the maxillary sinus.

superior

The tonsilar bed is positioned _____ to the palatopharyngeal arch and _____ to the palatoglossal arch.

anterior, posterior

The tensor veli palatini muscle is positioned _____ to the levator veli palatini muscle.

anterior-lateral

The tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon) passes _____ to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial
pterygoid plate).

inferior

The palatoglossal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _____ to the tonsilar bed.

anterior

The palatopharyngeal fold (muscle) is positioned directly _____ to the tonsilar fold.

posterior

The sublingual artery is positioned _____ to the submandibular duct.

inferior

The sublingual gland is positioned ______ to the mylohyoid muscle and _____ to the genioglossus muscle.

superior, lateral

The lingual nerve passes _____ to the mandible and _____ to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.

medial, lateral

The lingual nerve passes _____ to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.

inferior

The lingual nerve passes _____, _____ and _____ to the submandibular duct.

lateral, inferior, medial

The mylohyoid muscle is positioned _____ to the geniohyoid muscle.

inferior

The genioglossus muscle is positioned _____ to the geniohyoid muscle.

superior

The hyoglossus muscle is positioned _____ to the hyoid bone.

superior

The hypoglossal nerve passes _____ to the mylohyoid muscle and _____ to the hyoglossus
muscle.

deep (superior-medial), lateral

The lingual artery passes _____ to the hyoglossus muscle.

medial (deep)

The vallecula is positioned directly _____ to the epiglottis and _____ to the tongue (root).

anterior, posterior

The epiglottis is positioned _____ to the tongue (root).

posterior

The piriform recess is positioned _____ to the laryngeal inlet.

lateral

The vocal ligament is positioned _____ to the arytenoid cartilage.

anterior

The vocal fold is positioned _____ to the vestibular fold.

inferior

The arytenoid cartilage is positioned _____ to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.

superior

The sympathetic trunk is positioned directly _____ to the prevertebral muscles and directly _____ to the
carotid sheath.

anterior, posterior

The hypoglossal nerve passes _____ to the internal and external carotid arteries, and _____ to the internal
jugular vein.

lateral, medial

The superior laryngeal nerve passes _____ to the internal and external carotid arteries.

medial

The glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve) passes _____ the internal and
external carotid arteries.

between