When palpating the right lobe of the patient's thyroid gland using the anterior approach, the nurse feels the tissue between which two structures?
a. Sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius muscles
b. Trapezius muscle and the trachea
c. Cricoid process and the trachea
d. Sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trachea
ANS: D
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