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Where is the parotid gland located?
Where is the parotid gland located?
- Behind the earlobe and under the jawbone
- Above the external acoustic meatus near the zygomatic arch
- Adjacent to the submandibular gland
- Below the external acoustic meatus between the angle of the mandible and the Sterno-mastoid muscle (correct)
What is the shape of the parotid gland?
What is the shape of the parotid gland?
- Cylindrical with two distinct lobes
- Irregular with multiple lobes and indentations
- Spherical with smooth borders and surfaces
- Roughly pyramidal with two ends, three borders, and three surfaces (correct)
What forms the true (inner) capsule of the parotid gland?
What forms the true (inner) capsule of the parotid gland?
- Salivary ducts
- Condensation of the connective tissue of the gland (correct)
- Deep cervical fascia
- Styloid process
What forms the false (outer) capsule of the parotid gland?
What forms the false (outer) capsule of the parotid gland?
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What is the largest salivary gland in the body?
What is the largest salivary gland in the body?
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Where does the esophagus begin?
Where does the esophagus begin?
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At which level does the esophagus deviate anteriorly and to the left to reach its opening in the diaphragm?
At which level does the esophagus deviate anteriorly and to the left to reach its opening in the diaphragm?
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How many parts does the esophagus have?
How many parts does the esophagus have?
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Where does the esophagus end?
Where does the esophagus end?
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At which level does the esophagus lie in the median plane along its whole course, except for two locations?
At which level does the esophagus lie in the median plane along its whole course, except for two locations?
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