Question 4

Regarding the coronary blood vessels:

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A. False. The IJV is lateral to the common carotid artery in 85% of patients.

B. True. The IJV lies within the carotid sheath with the common carotid artery and the vagus nerve.

C. False. The IJV passes deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, anterior to the anterior scalenus muscle.

D. True. The IJV passes anterior to the phrenic nerve as it crosses the scalenus anterior muscle.

E. False. The thoracic duct drains to the left subclavian vein.

F. True. The IJV is closely related to the dome of the pleura, where it joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

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