NSG 6020 WEEK 2 HEAD, FACE AND NECK
STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 4. Head, Face, and Neck
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. When obtaining a health history focusing on the patient’s head, face, and neck,
which of the following is particularly important in regard to risk of disease?
A.
Past dental work
B.
Use of alcohol and tobacco
C.
History of tension headaches
D.
Use of aspirin
B
____ 2. Which of the cranial nerves should be tested if the patient complains of numbness
of the cheek?
A.
Cranial nerve III
B.
Cranial nerve V
C.
Cranial nerve VII
D.
Cranial nerve X
B
____ 3. Which of the cranial nerves should be tested when a patient presents with right-
sided facial droop and inability to close the right eye?
A.
Cranial nerve III
B.
Cranial nerve V
C.
Cranial nerve VII
,D.
Cranial nerve X
C
____ 4. A patient complains of pain with chewing, earache, and grinding her teeth when
asleep. These are symptoms of:
A.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
B.
Trigeminal neuralgia
C.
Facial nerve palsy
D.
Angina
A
____ 5. Inflammation of the parotid gland can cause which of the following conditions?
A.
Trigeminal neuralgia
B.
Bruxism
C.
Mumps
D.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
C
____ 6. Calcium phosphate stones can develop within the salivary gland ducts. This can
occur in the disorder called:
A.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
B.
Mumps
C.
Trigeminal neuralgia
D.
Sialoadenitis
D
, ____ 7. Your patient presents to the ER due to a bee sting on the cheek. As you are
examining the patient, you note increasing facial swelling and redness as well as swelling of the
lips and eyes. This condition is due to:
A.
Angioedema
B.
Parotitis
C.
Sinusitis
D.
Sialoadenitis
A
____ 8. Your patient accidentally cut his cheek while shaving 3 days ago. Today, the region
is warm, erythematous, swollen, and has the appearance of an orange peel. There is a serous
exudate coming from the wound. This is most likely due to:
A.
Folliculitis
B.
Cellulitis
C.
Supurative Parotitis
D.
Sialoadenitis
B
____ 9. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus has been taking a prolonged course of
steroids. She complains that her face appears swollen and has experienced a 10-pound weight
gain. This is often referred to as:
A.
Angioedema
B.
Parotitis
C.
Cushingoid effect
D.
Myxedema
C
____ 10. A patient with a positive Lyme titer presents with left-sided unilateral facial droop
and inability to close the left eye. This is most likely due to:
STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 4. Head, Face, and Neck
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. When obtaining a health history focusing on the patient’s head, face, and neck,
which of the following is particularly important in regard to risk of disease?
A.
Past dental work
B.
Use of alcohol and tobacco
C.
History of tension headaches
D.
Use of aspirin
B
____ 2. Which of the cranial nerves should be tested if the patient complains of numbness
of the cheek?
A.
Cranial nerve III
B.
Cranial nerve V
C.
Cranial nerve VII
D.
Cranial nerve X
B
____ 3. Which of the cranial nerves should be tested when a patient presents with right-
sided facial droop and inability to close the right eye?
A.
Cranial nerve III
B.
Cranial nerve V
C.
Cranial nerve VII
,D.
Cranial nerve X
C
____ 4. A patient complains of pain with chewing, earache, and grinding her teeth when
asleep. These are symptoms of:
A.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
B.
Trigeminal neuralgia
C.
Facial nerve palsy
D.
Angina
A
____ 5. Inflammation of the parotid gland can cause which of the following conditions?
A.
Trigeminal neuralgia
B.
Bruxism
C.
Mumps
D.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
C
____ 6. Calcium phosphate stones can develop within the salivary gland ducts. This can
occur in the disorder called:
A.
Temporomandibular joint syndrome
B.
Mumps
C.
Trigeminal neuralgia
D.
Sialoadenitis
D
, ____ 7. Your patient presents to the ER due to a bee sting on the cheek. As you are
examining the patient, you note increasing facial swelling and redness as well as swelling of the
lips and eyes. This condition is due to:
A.
Angioedema
B.
Parotitis
C.
Sinusitis
D.
Sialoadenitis
A
____ 8. Your patient accidentally cut his cheek while shaving 3 days ago. Today, the region
is warm, erythematous, swollen, and has the appearance of an orange peel. There is a serous
exudate coming from the wound. This is most likely due to:
A.
Folliculitis
B.
Cellulitis
C.
Supurative Parotitis
D.
Sialoadenitis
B
____ 9. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus has been taking a prolonged course of
steroids. She complains that her face appears swollen and has experienced a 10-pound weight
gain. This is often referred to as:
A.
Angioedema
B.
Parotitis
C.
Cushingoid effect
D.
Myxedema
C
____ 10. A patient with a positive Lyme titer presents with left-sided unilateral facial droop
and inability to close the left eye. This is most likely due to:
