UCDenver Dental Anatomy Exam 3 Relationships

The&nbsp;parotid duct&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<b>lateral (superficial)&nbsp;and&nbsp;anterior</b>&nbsp;to the masseter muscle.

The&nbsp;parotid duct&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<b>lateral (superficial)&nbsp;and&nbsp;anterior</b>&nbsp;to the masseter muscle.

<span>The&nbsp;</span><b>parotid gland</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u><b>posterior</b></u>&nbsp;and<u>l<b>ateral (superficial)</b></u>&nbsp;to the masseter muscle.

The&nbsp;<b>branches of the facial nerve</b><span>&nbsp;pass&nbsp;<u><b>lateral (superficial)</b></u>&nbsp;to the masseter muscle.</span>

The&nbsp;<b>facial artery</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u><b>lateral (superficial)</b></u>&nbsp;to the mandible (body).

the&nbsp;<b>facial vein</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u><b>_____</b></u>to the facial artery.

The&nbsp;<b>sternocleidomastoid muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u><b>superficial</b></u>&nbsp;to both the omohyoid muscle and the carotid sheath.</span>

The&nbsp;<b>external jugular vein</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>l<b>ateral (superficial)</b></u><b>&nbsp;</b>to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.</span>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>great auricular and transverse cervical nerves</b><span>&nbsp;pass&nbsp;<u><b>posterior</b></u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u><b>lateral</b>&nbsp;<b>(superficial)</b></u>to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lesser occipital nerve&nbsp;</b><span>passes&nbsp;<u><b>posterior</b></u>&nbsp;to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>accessory nerve</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u><b>medial (deep)</b></u>and<u>&nbsp;<b>then posterior (superficial)</b></u>&nbsp;to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>hyoid bone</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the thyroid cartilage.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>omohyoid muscle</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior-lateral</u>&nbsp;to the sternothyroid muscle and passes<u>superficial</u>&nbsp;to the carotid sheath.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

the<b>sternothyroid muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;to the sternohyoid muscle.</span></p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b><font class=""Apple-style-span"" color=""#010000"">submandibular gland</font></b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the mylohyoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>digastric muscle (anterior belly)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superficial (inferior-lateral)</u>to the mylohyoid muscle.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><span>The&nbsp;<b>thyroid cartilage</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the cricoid cartilage.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>thyroid gland (isthmus)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the trachea.</span></p></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td>The&nbsp;<b>thyroid gland (lobes)</b>&nbsp;is positioned directly<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the trachea.</td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>ansa cervicalis (inferior root)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>lateral (superficial)</u>&nbsp;to the internal jugular vein.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>ansa cervicalis (superior root)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the internal jugular vein.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vagus nerve</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>posterior-medial</u>&nbsp;to the internal jugular vein and&nbsp;<u>posterior-lateral</u>&nbsp;to the common carotid artery.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>internal jugular vein</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>to the carotid artery.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>external carotid artery</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the internal carotid artery.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>facial artery</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial (deep)</u>&nbsp;to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>hypoglossal nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial (deep)</u>to the stylohyoid muscle and the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle and&nbsp;<u>lateral (superficial)</u>&nbsp;to the hyoglossus muscle.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

the&nbsp;<b>occipital artery</b>first passes&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;and then&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;to the hypoglossal nerve.</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>subclavian artery</b><span>&nbsp;passes directly<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the anterior scalene muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>phrenic nerve and subclavian vein</b><span>&nbsp;pass directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the anterior scalene muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>suprascapular and transverse cervical arteries</b><span>&nbsp;typically pass directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the anterior scalene muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>brachial plexus (roots)</b><span>&nbsp;are positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the middle scalene and directly&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the anterior scalene muscles.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>left brachiocephalic vein</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>to both the left common carotid and brachiocephalic arteries.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>left phrenic nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the left brachiocephalic vein.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>inferior thyroid artery</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>deep (posterior-medial)</u>&nbsp;to the common carotid artery.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>ascending cervical artery</b>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the anterior scalene muscle.</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>thoracic duct</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the left brachiocephalic vein.</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>trachea</b>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the esophagus.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>recurrent laryngeal nerve</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the trachea.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>right recurrent laryngeal nerve&nbsp;</b><span>passes<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the right subclavian artery.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vagus nerves</b>&nbsp;pass directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the subclavian arteries.</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>splenius capitis muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>superficial</u>&nbsp;to the semispinalis capitis muscle.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>splenius cervicis muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>superficial</u>&nbsp;to the longissimus capitis muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>greater occipital nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>and&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the inferior oblique muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>masseter muscle</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>lateral (superficial)</u>&nbsp;to the mandible (ramus) and&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>to the zygomatic arch.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>temporalis muscle</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial (deep)</u>to the zygomatic arch.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lateral pterygoid muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the medial pterygoid muscle and<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the head and neck of the mandible</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lingual nerve</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial</u>&nbsp;to the mandible and&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the medial pterygoid muscle and is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the inferior alveolar nerve.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>medial pterygoid muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>medial (deep)</u>&nbsp;to the mandible (ramus).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>maxillary artery</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial</u>&nbsp;to the mandible (neck) and&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the sphenomandiblar ligament. It typically passes<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the lateral pterygoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>retromandibular vein</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the mandible (ramus).</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>oculomotor nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial</u>&nbsp;to the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>oculomotor nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes directly&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>to the posterior cerebral artery and directly<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the superior cerebellar artery.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>glossopharyngeal nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes directly<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the medullary olive.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>hypoglossal nerve</b>&nbsp;passes directly&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>to the medullary pyramid.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vagus nerve</b>&nbsp;passes directly&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the medullary olive.</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>basilar artery</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>ventral</u>&nbsp;to the pons.</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>internal carotid artery</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>to the pituitary.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>abducens nerve</b>&nbsp;passes directly&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the internal carotid artery.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

&nbsp;<b>ophthalmic</b>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>superior oblique (tendon) muscle</b><span>passes&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the superior rectus muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>superior oblique muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the medial rectus muscle.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>nasociliary nerve</b>&nbsp;passes directly&nbsp;<u>superior</u>to the optic nerve.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>nasociliary nerve (anterior ethmoidal and infratrochlear branches)</b>&nbsp;passes directly<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the medial rectus muscle and directly&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the superior oblique muscle.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;to the optic nerve.</span></p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>inferior oblique muscle</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the inferior rectus muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>ethmoidal air cells</b><span>&nbsp;are positioned directly<u>medial</u>&nbsp;to the orbit.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;to the upper teeth

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>infraorbital artery and nerve</b>&nbsp;pass directly<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the maxillary sinus.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>tonsilar bed</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the palatopharyngeal arch and&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the palatoglossal arch.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>tensor veli palatini muscle</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior-lateral</u>&nbsp;to the levator veli palatini muscle.</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing=""0""><tbody></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>tensor veli palatini muscle (tendon)</b>passes&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the sphenoid bone (hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate).</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>palatoglossal fold (muscle)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the tonsilar bed.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>palatopharyngeal fold (muscle)</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the tonsilar fold.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>sublingual artery</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the submandibular duct.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>sublingual gland</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the mylohyoid muscle and&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the genioglossus muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lingual nerve</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial</u>&nbsp;to the mandible and&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the medial pterygoid and styloglossus muscles.</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lingual nerve</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>inferio</u>r to the superior constrictor and pterygomandibular raphe.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<u>_____</u>&nbsp;to the submandibular duct.</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>mylohyoid muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the geniohyoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>genioglossus muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the geniohyoid muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>hyoglossus muscle</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>to the hyoid bone.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>hypoglossal nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>deep (superior-medial)</u>&nbsp;to the mylohyoid muscle and<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the hyoglossus muscle.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>lingual artery</b>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial (deep)</u>&nbsp;to the hyoglossus muscle.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vallecula</b>&nbsp;is positioned directly&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the epiglottis and&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the tongue (root).</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>epiglottis</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;and<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the tongue (root).</p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>piriform recess</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>lateral</u>&nbsp;to the laryngeal inlet.</p><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vocal ligament</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the arytenoid cartilage.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>vocal fold</b>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>inferior</u>&nbsp;to the vestibular fold.</p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>thyroid cartilage</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>&nbsp;to the cricoid cartilage.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>arytenoid cartilage</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned&nbsp;<u>superior</u>to the cricoid (lamina) cartilage.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""last""><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr class=""last""><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>sympathetic trunk</b><span>&nbsp;is positioned directly<u>anterior</u>&nbsp;to the prevertebral muscles and directly<u>posterior</u>&nbsp;to the carotid sheath.</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"

and <u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</u> to the internal jugular vein.</span></p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>superior laryngeal nerve</b><span>&nbsp;passes&nbsp;<u>medial</u>to the internal and external carotid arteries.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class=""leftside""></td></tr></tbody></table>"

"<table cellspacing=""0""><tbody><tr><td><p>The&nbsp;<b>glossopharyngeal nerve (and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve)</b>passes&nbsp;<u>between</u>&nbsp;the internal and external carotid arteries.</p></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br>"