NR302 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
Aphthous Ulcers correct answers >> AKA: canker sore
Vesicle at first then a small, round, "punched-out" ulcer with white
base surrounded by red halo
Quite painful; lasts 1-2 weeks
Unknown cause but associated with stress, fatigue, and food
allergy
Candidiasis correct answers >> AKA: Monillial Infection;
thrush in newborns
White, cheesy, curd-like patch on buccal mucosa and tongue
Scrapes off, leaving a raw/red surface that bleeds easily
Opportunistic infection occurring after use of antibiotics and
corticosteroids in immunosuppressed people
Ankyloglossia correct answers >> Short lingual frenulum
Congenital defect
Can fix the tongue tip to the floor of the mouth and gums
(tongue-tie)
If tongue tip can't be elevated to alveolar ridge, it limits mobility
and affects speech (pronunciation of a, d, n)
Atrophic Glossitis correct answers >> AKA: Smooth, Glossy
Tongue
, Surface is slick/shiny
Mucosa thins and looks red from decreased papillae
Dryness of tongue and burning
Occurs with vitamin B12 deficiency (pernicious anemia), folic acid
deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia
Black Hairy Tongue correct answers >> Not really hair but is
elongation of filiform papillae and painless overgrowth of mycelial
threads of fungus infection on the tongue
Color varies from black-brown to yellow
Occurs after using antibiotics which inhibits normal bacteria and
allows proliferation of fungus
Also occurs with heavy smoking
Cleft Palate correct answers >> Congenital defect
Failure of fusion of maxillary process
Wide variation occurs in extent of cleft formation from upper lip
only, palate only, uvula only, to cleft of the nostril and the hard
and soft palates
Acute Tonsillitis and Pharyngitis correct answers >> Bright
red throat, swollen tonsils, white or yellow exudate on tonsils and
pharynx, swollen uvula, and enlarged/tender anterior cervical and
tonsillar nodes
Sudden onset of severe sore throat, painful swallowing, fever
>101 F
If bacterial, may have absence of cough
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-
2026
Aphthous Ulcers correct answers >> AKA: canker sore
Vesicle at first then a small, round, "punched-out" ulcer with white
base surrounded by red halo
Quite painful; lasts 1-2 weeks
Unknown cause but associated with stress, fatigue, and food
allergy
Candidiasis correct answers >> AKA: Monillial Infection;
thrush in newborns
White, cheesy, curd-like patch on buccal mucosa and tongue
Scrapes off, leaving a raw/red surface that bleeds easily
Opportunistic infection occurring after use of antibiotics and
corticosteroids in immunosuppressed people
Ankyloglossia correct answers >> Short lingual frenulum
Congenital defect
Can fix the tongue tip to the floor of the mouth and gums
(tongue-tie)
If tongue tip can't be elevated to alveolar ridge, it limits mobility
and affects speech (pronunciation of a, d, n)
Atrophic Glossitis correct answers >> AKA: Smooth, Glossy
Tongue
, Surface is slick/shiny
Mucosa thins and looks red from decreased papillae
Dryness of tongue and burning
Occurs with vitamin B12 deficiency (pernicious anemia), folic acid
deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia
Black Hairy Tongue correct answers >> Not really hair but is
elongation of filiform papillae and painless overgrowth of mycelial
threads of fungus infection on the tongue
Color varies from black-brown to yellow
Occurs after using antibiotics which inhibits normal bacteria and
allows proliferation of fungus
Also occurs with heavy smoking
Cleft Palate correct answers >> Congenital defect
Failure of fusion of maxillary process
Wide variation occurs in extent of cleft formation from upper lip
only, palate only, uvula only, to cleft of the nostril and the hard
and soft palates
Acute Tonsillitis and Pharyngitis correct answers >> Bright
red throat, swollen tonsils, white or yellow exudate on tonsils and
pharynx, swollen uvula, and enlarged/tender anterior cervical and
tonsillar nodes
Sudden onset of severe sore throat, painful swallowing, fever
>101 F
If bacterial, may have absence of cough
