NUSA 401 exam 4 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Senile Tremors
✓ are benign and include head nodding and tongue protrusion (normal
part of aging)
Normocephalic
✓ term to denote a round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to
body size (normal part of aging)
Normal change in aging
✓ *facial bones and orbits appear more prominent (nose, ears, mouth)
✓ *facial skin sags as result of decreased elasticity, decreased
subcutaneous fat, and decreased moisture in skin
Teeth have been lost
✓ =lower face may look smaller (teeth tend to look bigger)
temoral arteries
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✓ may look twisted and prominent (normal part of aging)
tremor of the head
✓ mild rhythmic (normal part of aging)
neck having increased anterior cervical
✓ (concave or inward) curve when the head and jaw are extended
forward to compensate for kyphosis of the spine (normal part of aging)
prolapsed submandibular glands
✓ NOT a tumor; will feel soft and pressure bilaterally (normal part of
aging)
Location of lymph nodes
✓ they are palpable in the head and neck, arms, axillae and inguinal
region. The greatest supply is in the head and the neck
Lymphatic System
✓ an extensive vessel system, is a major part of immune system, which
detects and eliminates foreign substances from the body
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Normal nodes
✓ feel movable, discrete, soft, and nontender
Cervical nodes
✓ drains head and neck
Axillary nodes
✓ drains breast and upper arm
Epitrochlear nodes
✓ in the antecubital fossa drains the hand and lower arm
Inguinal nodes
✓ in the groin drains most of the lower extremity, the external genitalia,
and anterior abdominal wall
frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
✓ cranial bones
sutures
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