CH.11-14 NUR 3066C EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

CH.11-14 NUR 3066C EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal - Answers What bones form the cranium? Coronal suture - Answers Runs ear to ear Sagittal suture - Answers Runs front to back Lambdoidal suture - Answers Connects parietal to occipital bones Sutures function - Answers Join cranial bones together When do cranial sutures fuse? - Answers 12-18 months Bulging fontanelle - Answers Increased intracranial pressure or infection Sunken fontanelle - Answers Dehydration Maxilla, mandible, nasal, lacrimal, vomer - Answers Facial bones Mastoid process location - Answers Temporal bone Mastoid tenderness - Answers Possible mastoiditis or ear infection Frontalis muscle - Answers Raises eyebrows Temporalis muscle - Answers Chewing Masseter muscle - Answers Chewing Zygomaticus muscle - Answers Smiling Buccinator muscle - Answers Chewing; keeps food between teeth Orbicularis oculi - Answers Closes eyelids Orbicularis oris - Answers Controls lips Facial muscle asymmetry - Answers CN VII abnormality Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) function - Answers Rotates and flexes head SCM landmark - Answers Used for lymph node palpation Trapezius function - Answers Moves shoulders; accessory respiratory muscle Internal and external carotid arteries - Answers Supply head and neck Temporal artery - Answers Supplies face Internal and external jugular veins - Answers Drain venous blood from head and neck Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal) - Answers Sensory and motor to forehead, cheeks, chin Parotid gland location - Answers Anterior to ear Submandibular gland location - Answers Angle of jaw Sublingual gland location - Answers Under tongue Function of lymph nodes - Answers Drain extracellular fluid and filter pathogens Preauricular nodes - Answers Anterior to ear Postauricular nodes - Answers Behind ear Occipital nodes - Answers Base of skull Tonsillar nodes - Answers Angle of jaw Submandibular nodes - Answers Under mandible Submental nodes - Answers Under chin Superficial cervical nodes - Answers Over SCM Posterior cervical nodes - Answers Posterior to SCM Supraclavicular nodes - Answers Above clavicle; cancer warning Abnormal lymph node findings - Answers 1 cm, hard, fixed, rubbery, irregular Normal lymph nodes - Answers 1 cm, soft, mobile, non-tender Hyoid bone - Answers U-shaped; under mandible Thyroid cartilage - Answers Adam's apple Cricoid cartilage - Answers Ring below thyroid cartilage Neck stiffness with fever - Answers Meningitis warning Risk factors head/neck cancer - Answers Male, 50 years, tobacco, alcohol Older adult head/neck change - Answers Less subcutaneous fat; more prominent bones Hypothyroidism - Answers Common in females and older adults Eyebrows and eyelids function - Answers Protect eyes and regulate light Palpebral fissure - Answers Opening between eyelids Conjunctiva - Answers Lines eyelid (palpebral) and sclera (bulbar) Lacrimal apparatus - Answers Lacrimal gland → punctum → sac → nasolacrimal duct Cornea - Answers Transparent, avascular, highly sensitive Iris - Answers Controls pupil size Normal pupil size - Answers 3-5 mm Hippus - Answers Pupillary unrest Lens - Answers Refracts and focuses light Anterior chamber - Answers Between cornea and iris; aqueous humor Posterior chamber - Answers Behind iris to lens Vitreous chamber - Answers Gel-like; maintains shape and holds retina Light pathway - Answers Cornea → Retina → Optic nerve → Optic chiasm → Cortex Image on retina - Answers Inverted and reversed External ear - Answers Collects sound Tympanic membrane - Answers Vibrates with sound Ossicles - Answers Malleus, incus, stapes; amplify sound Oval window - Answers Transfers vibration to cochlea Cochlea - Answers Contains organ of Corti Organ of Corti - Answers Converts sound to nerve impulses Auditory nerve - Answers Transmits sound to brain Brainstem hearing role - Answers Determines origin and lateralization Epidermis - Answers Outermost, avascular, barrier protection Cells of epidermis - Answers Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans, Merkel Dermis - Answers Papillary and reticular layers; vessels, nerves, glands Subcutaneous layer - Answers Fat; insulation and cushioning Hair composed of - Answers Keratin Arrector pili - Answers Causes goosebumps Sebaceous glands - Answers Produce sebum Sebum production with age - Answers Decreases Eccrine glands - Answers Thermoregulation; watery sweat Apocrine glands - Answers Axilla/genital; thicker sweat; body odor Sudoriferous glands - Answers Sweat glands Nail matrix - Answers Produces nail plate Normal cap refill - Answers Less than 3 seconds Clubbing - Answers Chronic hypoxia; emphysema Spoon nails - Answers Iron deficiency Skin turgor - Answers Elasticity of skin Primary skin lesions - Answers Macule, papule, nodule, tumor, wheal, vesicle, cyst, pustule Secondary lesions - Answers Crust, scar Cyanosis - Answers Bluish discoloration from low oxygen Jaundice - Answers Yellowing from bilirubin Pallor - Answers Pale skin from decreased perfusion Erythema - Answers Redness from inflammation Uremic frost - Answers White crystals on skin from renal failure Cushing syndrome skin signs - Answers Moon face, buffalo hump, easy bruising Priority skin assessment - Answers Acute burns, lacerations, cyanosis, shock ABCDE melanoma - Answers Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolution