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