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NUR 3121 - Health Assessment Week 2Test With Complete Solution
What is the skull? - ANSWER - A rigid box that protects brain
- It includes bones of cranium and face
- It is supported by cervical vertebra
Cranial Bones - ANSWER - Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Temporal
Sutures - ANSWER - The adjacent cranial bones unite at meshed immovable
joints called the sutures
- Coronal
- Sagittal
- Lambdoid
When you are born, cranial bones are? - ANSWER - Not fused together
- Brain needs time to grow
- Birthing process
How many facial bones also articulate at sutures? - ANSWER 14
How are facial expressions formed? - ANSWER Facial expressions are formed
,by facial muscles, which are mediated by cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve
Two pairs of salivary glands accessible to examination on the face: - ANSWER
- Parotid glands are in cheeks over mandible, anterior to and below ear; the
largest of salivary glands, they are not normally palpable
- Submandibular glands beneath mandible at angle of jaw
What is the third pair of salivary glands? - ANSWER - Third pair, sublingual
gland, lies in floor of mouth
Parotid gland picture - ANSWER
Submandibular gland picture - ANSWER
Sublingual gland picture - ANSWER
Where does the temporal artery lie? - ANSWER - Temporal artery lies
superior to temporalis muscle, and pulsation is palpable anterior to ear
The neck is delimited by... - ANSWER the base of the skull and inferior border
of mandible above, and by manubrium sterni, clavicle, first rib, and first
thoracic vertebra below
What structures are in the neck? - ANSWER - Vessels, muscles, nerves,
lymphatics, and viscera of respiratory and digestive systems
Internal carotid artery branches off.... - ANSWER the common carotid and
runs inward and upward to supply brain
External carotid artery supplies the..... - ANSWER face, salivary glands, and
superficial temporal area
Hyoid Bone - ANSWER a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the
tongue.
,Thyroid Cartilage - ANSWER A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the
upper part of the larynx; the Adam's apple.
Trachea - ANSWER A large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage,
extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and
from the lungs; the windpipe.
Sternomastoid Muscle - ANSWER arises from the sternum and the clavicle
and extends diagonally across the neck to the mastoid process behind the
ear
Major Neck Muscles - ANSWER Sternomastoid and trapezius are innervated
by cranial nerve XI
Sternomastoid enables - ANSWER - Head rotation and flexion
- Divides each side of neck into two triangles: anterior and posterior triangles
Two trapezius muscles do what? - ANSWER move shoulders and extend and
turn head
Where is the thyroid gland? - ANSWER - Straddles trachea in middle of the
neck
The thyroid gland synthesizes and secretes: - ANSWER - Thyroxine (T4) and
triiodothyronine (T3), which are hormones that stimulate the rate of cellular
metabolism
The thyroid gland has two lobes: - ANSWER - Both conical in shape, each
curving posteriorly between the trachea and the sternomastoid muscle
- The lobes are connected by a thin isthmus
Thyroid cartilage - ANSWER - Has a small, palpable V in upper edge ("Adam's
, apple" in males)
Cricoid cartilage - ANSWER - AKA upper tracheal ring
- Beneath the thyroid cartilage
Isthmus of the thyroid gland - ANSWER - Beneath the cricoid cartilage
- Hugs the 2nd and 3rd tracheal rings
The lymphatic system is a major part of the - ANSWER immune system
What does the lymphatic system do? - ANSWER - Detects and eliminates
foreign substances from body
The lymphatic system has a rich supply of lymph nodes. Where is the
greatest supply? - ANSWER - Greatest supply is in head and neck
Lymphatic drainage helps to prevent.... - ANSWER - Potentially harmful
substances from entering the circulation
- You should be familiar with direction of drainage patterns of lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes: Preauricular location - ANSWER - In front of ear
Lymph Nodes: Posterior auricular (mastoid) location - ANSWER - Superficial
to mastoid process
Lymph Nodes: Occipital location - ANSWER - At base of skull
Lymph Nodes: Submental location - ANSWER - Midline, behind tip of
mandible
Lymph Nodes: Submandibular location - ANSWER - Halfway between angle
and tip of mandible
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