2025 Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (FINAL) EXAM)
1.The primary purpose of the ciliated mucosal membrane in the nose is to:
a. Warm the inhaled air
b. Filter out dust and bacteria
c. Filter coarse particles from inhaled air
d. Facilitates the movement of air through the nares: b
Mucosa blanket filters out dust and bacteria
2.The projections in the nasal cavity that increase the surface area are called the:
a. Meatus
b. Septum
c. Turbinates
d. Kiesselbach plexus: c
Increases surface area, making more blood vessels and mucous
membranes avail- able to warm, humidify, and filter the inhaled air
3.The nurse is reviewing the development of the newborn infant. Regarding the
sinuses, which statement is true in relation to a newborn infant?
a. Sphenoid sinuses are full size at birth
b. Maxillary sinuses reach full size after puberty
c. Frontal sinuses are fairly well developed at birth
d. Maxillary and ethmoid sinuses are the only sinuses present at birth: d
The other sinuses are either absent or minute at birth
4.The tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth is the:
,a. Uvula
b. Palate
c. Papillae
d. Frenulum: d
It is a midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the
mouth
5.The salivary gland that is the largest and located in the cheek in front of the ear
is the gland?
a. Parotid
b. Stensens
c. Sublingual
d. Submandibular: a
Parotid is one of the largests and lies within the cheeks in front of the ea
extending from the zygomatic arch down to the angle of the jaw
6.In assessing the tonsils of a 30 year old, the nurse notices that they are
involuted, granular in appearance, and appear to have deep crypts. What is the
correct response to these findings?
a. Refer the patient to a throat specialist
b. No response is needed; this appearance is normal for the tonsils
c. Continue with the assessment, looking for any other abnormal findings
d. Obtain a throat culture on the patient for possible strep infection: b
Tonsils are same color are surrounding mucous membrane, look more
granular, and with deep crypts
7.The nurse is obtaining a health history on a 3 month old infant. During the
,interview, the mother states, "I think she is getting her first tooth because she has
started drooling a lot." The nurses best response would be:
a. You're right, drooling is usually a sign of the first tooth
b. It would be unusual for a 3 month old to be getting her first tooth
c. This could be a sign of a problem with the salivary gland
d. She is just starting to salivate and hasn't learn to swallow the saliva: d
Salivation starts at 3 months old
8.The nurse is assessing an 80 year old patient. Which of these findings would be
expected for this patient?
a. Hypertrophy of the gums
b. Increased production of saliva
c. Decrease ability to identify odors
d. Finer and less prominent nasal hairs: c
Sense of smell may be reduced because of decrease number of olfactory
nerve
9.The nurse is performing an oral assessment on a 40 year old Black patient and
notices the presence of a 1cm, nontender, grayish-white lesion on the left buccal
mucosa. Which of the following statements is true? This lesion is:
a. Leukoedema and is common in dark-pigmented persons
b. The result of hyperpigmentation and is normal
c. Torus palatinus and would normally be found in smokers
d. Indicative of cancer should be immediately tested: a
10.While obtaining a health history, a patient tells the nurse that he has frequent
nosebleeds and asked the best way to get them to stop. What would be the best
, response?
1.The primary purpose of the ciliated mucosal membrane in the nose is to:
a. Warm the inhaled air
b. Filter out dust and bacteria
c. Filter coarse particles from inhaled air
d. Facilitates the movement of air through the nares: b
Mucosa blanket filters out dust and bacteria
2.The projections in the nasal cavity that increase the surface area are called the:
a. Meatus
b. Septum
c. Turbinates
d. Kiesselbach plexus: c
Increases surface area, making more blood vessels and mucous
membranes avail- able to warm, humidify, and filter the inhaled air
3.The nurse is reviewing the development of the newborn infant. Regarding the
sinuses, which statement is true in relation to a newborn infant?
a. Sphenoid sinuses are full size at birth
b. Maxillary sinuses reach full size after puberty
c. Frontal sinuses are fairly well developed at birth
d. Maxillary and ethmoid sinuses are the only sinuses present at birth: d
The other sinuses are either absent or minute at birth
4.The tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth is the:
,a. Uvula
b. Palate
c. Papillae
d. Frenulum: d
It is a midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the
mouth
5.The salivary gland that is the largest and located in the cheek in front of the ear
is the gland?
a. Parotid
b. Stensens
c. Sublingual
d. Submandibular: a
Parotid is one of the largests and lies within the cheeks in front of the ea
extending from the zygomatic arch down to the angle of the jaw
6.In assessing the tonsils of a 30 year old, the nurse notices that they are
involuted, granular in appearance, and appear to have deep crypts. What is the
correct response to these findings?
a. Refer the patient to a throat specialist
b. No response is needed; this appearance is normal for the tonsils
c. Continue with the assessment, looking for any other abnormal findings
d. Obtain a throat culture on the patient for possible strep infection: b
Tonsils are same color are surrounding mucous membrane, look more
granular, and with deep crypts
7.The nurse is obtaining a health history on a 3 month old infant. During the
,interview, the mother states, "I think she is getting her first tooth because she has
started drooling a lot." The nurses best response would be:
a. You're right, drooling is usually a sign of the first tooth
b. It would be unusual for a 3 month old to be getting her first tooth
c. This could be a sign of a problem with the salivary gland
d. She is just starting to salivate and hasn't learn to swallow the saliva: d
Salivation starts at 3 months old
8.The nurse is assessing an 80 year old patient. Which of these findings would be
expected for this patient?
a. Hypertrophy of the gums
b. Increased production of saliva
c. Decrease ability to identify odors
d. Finer and less prominent nasal hairs: c
Sense of smell may be reduced because of decrease number of olfactory
nerve
9.The nurse is performing an oral assessment on a 40 year old Black patient and
notices the presence of a 1cm, nontender, grayish-white lesion on the left buccal
mucosa. Which of the following statements is true? This lesion is:
a. Leukoedema and is common in dark-pigmented persons
b. The result of hyperpigmentation and is normal
c. Torus palatinus and would normally be found in smokers
d. Indicative of cancer should be immediately tested: a
10.While obtaining a health history, a patient tells the nurse that he has frequent
nosebleeds and asked the best way to get them to stop. What would be the best
, response?
