NUR 304 Assessing Head and Neck Exam Questions
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With Correct Answers
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the //framework //of //the //head //is //the //skull //which //can //be //divided //into //tow //subsections: //the
______________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔cranium //and //face
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the //_____________, //a //major //artery, //is //located //between //the //eye //and //the //top //of //the //ear.
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔temporal //artery
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the //_____________ //is //responsible //for //muscle //movement //that //permits //shrugging //of //the
//shoulders //by //the //trapezius //muscles //and //turning //the //head //against //resistance //by //the
sternomastoid //muscles. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔11th //cranial //nerve
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the //vertebra //prominens //is //_______, //which //can //easily //be //palpated //when //the //neck //is
flexed. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C7
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the //most //common //types //of //headaches //are //related //to: //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔vascular
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muscle //contraction
traction //
inflammatory //causes
___________ //is //manifested //by //sharp, //shooting, //piercing //facial //pains //that //last //from
//seconds //to //minutes. //pain //occurs //over //the //divisions //of //the //5th //trigeminal //cranial //nerve.
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔trigeminal //neuralgia
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an //enlargement //of //the //thyroid //gland //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔goiter
, __________% //of //head //and //neck //cancers //are //linked //to //tobacco //use. //alcohol //use //is //also
a //risk //factor //of //these //cancers. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔85%
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abnormally //small //head //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔microcephaly
enlargement //of //the //skull //and //facial //bones //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔acromegaly
acorn-shaped, //enlarged //skull //bones //are //seen //in //_________ //disease //of //the //bone //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔paget //disease
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in //older //clients, //facial //wrinkles //are //prominent //because //subcutaneous //fat //decreases //with
//age. //in //addition, //the //lower //face //may //________ //and //the //mouth //may //be //drawn //inward
//as //a //result //of //resorption //of //mandibular //bone, //also //an //age-related //process. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔shrink
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drooping, //weakness, //or //paralysis //on //one //side //of //the //face //may //also //result //from //a
neurologic //condition //known //as //__________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bell //palsy
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a //"sunken" //face //with //depressed //eyes //and //hollow //cheeks //is //typical //of //_________. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔cachexia //(emaciation //or //wasting)
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in //older //clients, //cervical //curvature //may //increase //because //of //__________ //of //the //spine.
//moreover, //fat //may //accumulate //around //the //cervical //vertebrae //(especially //in //women).
this //is //sometimes //called //a //dowager's //hump. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔kyphosis
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a //stiff //neck //is //often //a //late //symptom //seen //in //___________. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔meningitis
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With Correct Answers
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the //framework //of //the //head //is //the //skull //which //can //be //divided //into //tow //subsections: //the
______________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔cranium //and //face
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the //_____________, //a //major //artery, //is //located //between //the //eye //and //the //top //of //the //ear.
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔temporal //artery
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the //_____________ //is //responsible //for //muscle //movement //that //permits //shrugging //of //the
//shoulders //by //the //trapezius //muscles //and //turning //the //head //against //resistance //by //the
sternomastoid //muscles. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔11th //cranial //nerve
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the //vertebra //prominens //is //_______, //which //can //easily //be //palpated //when //the //neck //is
flexed. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C7
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the //most //common //types //of //headaches //are //related //to: //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔vascular
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muscle //contraction
traction //
inflammatory //causes
___________ //is //manifested //by //sharp, //shooting, //piercing //facial //pains //that //last //from
//seconds //to //minutes. //pain //occurs //over //the //divisions //of //the //5th //trigeminal //cranial //nerve.
- CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔trigeminal //neuralgia
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an //enlargement //of //the //thyroid //gland //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔goiter
, __________% //of //head //and //neck //cancers //are //linked //to //tobacco //use. //alcohol //use //is //also
a //risk //factor //of //these //cancers. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔85%
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abnormally //small //head //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔microcephaly
enlargement //of //the //skull //and //facial //bones //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔acromegaly
acorn-shaped, //enlarged //skull //bones //are //seen //in //_________ //disease //of //the //bone //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔paget //disease
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in //older //clients, //facial //wrinkles //are //prominent //because //subcutaneous //fat //decreases //with
//age. //in //addition, //the //lower //face //may //________ //and //the //mouth //may //be //drawn //inward
//as //a //result //of //resorption //of //mandibular //bone, //also //an //age-related //process. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔shrink
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drooping, //weakness, //or //paralysis //on //one //side //of //the //face //may //also //result //from //a
neurologic //condition //known //as //__________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bell //palsy
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a //"sunken" //face //with //depressed //eyes //and //hollow //cheeks //is //typical //of //_________. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔cachexia //(emaciation //or //wasting)
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in //older //clients, //cervical //curvature //may //increase //because //of //__________ //of //the //spine.
//moreover, //fat //may //accumulate //around //the //cervical //vertebrae //(especially //in //women).
this //is //sometimes //called //a //dowager's //hump. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔kyphosis
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a //stiff //neck //is //often //a //late //symptom //seen //in //___________. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔meningitis
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