NUSA 401 exam 4 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
Senile Tremors - Answers are benign and include head nodding and tongue protrusion (normal part of
aging)
Normocephalic - Answers term to denote a round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body
size (normal part of aging)
Normal change in aging - Answers *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 - Answers =lower face may look smaller (teeth tend to look bigger)
temoral arteries - Answers may look twisted and prominent (normal part of aging)
tremor of the head - Answers mild rhythmic (normal part of aging)
neck having increased anterior cervical - Answers (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 - Answers NOT a tumor; will feel soft and pressure bilaterally (normal
part of aging)
Location of lymph nodes - Answers 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 - Answers an extensive vessel system, is a major part of immune system, which
detects and eliminates foreign substances from the body
Normal nodes - Answers feel movable, discrete, soft, and nontender
Cervical nodes - Answers drains head and neck
Axillary nodes - Answers drains breast and upper arm
Epitrochlear nodes - Answers in the antecubital fossa drains the hand and lower arm
Inguinal nodes - Answers in the groin drains most of the lower extremity, the external genitalia, and
anterior abdominal wall
frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal - Answers cranial bones
sutures - Answers the adjacent cranial bones unite at meshed immovable joints
coronal suture - Answers crowns the head from ear to ear at the union of the frontal and parietal bone
sagittal suture - Answers separates the head lengthwise between the two parietal bones
, lambdoid suture - Answers separates the parietal bones crosswise from the occipital bone
14 - Answers How many facial bones articular at sutures?
cranium - Answers supported by the cervical vertebrae C1-C7
cranial nerve XI - Answers what cranial nerve is the major neck muscles sternomastoid and trapezius are
innervated by?
Sternomastoid - Answers enables head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into two
triangles: anterior and posterior triangles
Two trapezius muscles - Answers move shoulders and extend and turn head
Subjective data - Answers headache, head injury, dizziness, neck pain, lumps and swelling, history of
head or neck injury
Objective data (the head) - Answers size and shape, temporal area, facial structures
Objective data (the neck) - Answers symmetry, ROM, lymph nodes, trachea, thyroid gland
the eye - Answers transmit visual stimuli to the brain for interpretation
and occupies orbital cavity/anterior aspect exposed
5 structures of eye - Answers 1. eyelid
2. conjunctiva
3. lacrimal gland
4.eye muscles
5. bony skull orbit
eyelid - Answers two moveable shades that further protect the eye from injury, strong light, and dust
conjunctiva - Answers exposed part of the eye; transparent protective covering
palpebral fissure - Answers is the elliptical open space between the eyelids
lower lid margin - Answers just at the limbus, the border between the cornea and sclera
canthus - Answers the corner of the eye, the angle where the lids meet
the inner canthus - Answers the caruncle is a small, fleshy mass containing sebaceous glands
Within the upper lid - Answers tarsal plates are strips of connective tissue that give it shape
Senile Tremors - Answers are benign and include head nodding and tongue protrusion (normal part of
aging)
Normocephalic - Answers term to denote a round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body
size (normal part of aging)
Normal change in aging - Answers *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 - Answers =lower face may look smaller (teeth tend to look bigger)
temoral arteries - Answers may look twisted and prominent (normal part of aging)
tremor of the head - Answers mild rhythmic (normal part of aging)
neck having increased anterior cervical - Answers (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 - Answers NOT a tumor; will feel soft and pressure bilaterally (normal
part of aging)
Location of lymph nodes - Answers 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 - Answers an extensive vessel system, is a major part of immune system, which
detects and eliminates foreign substances from the body
Normal nodes - Answers feel movable, discrete, soft, and nontender
Cervical nodes - Answers drains head and neck
Axillary nodes - Answers drains breast and upper arm
Epitrochlear nodes - Answers in the antecubital fossa drains the hand and lower arm
Inguinal nodes - Answers in the groin drains most of the lower extremity, the external genitalia, and
anterior abdominal wall
frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal - Answers cranial bones
sutures - Answers the adjacent cranial bones unite at meshed immovable joints
coronal suture - Answers crowns the head from ear to ear at the union of the frontal and parietal bone
sagittal suture - Answers separates the head lengthwise between the two parietal bones
, lambdoid suture - Answers separates the parietal bones crosswise from the occipital bone
14 - Answers How many facial bones articular at sutures?
cranium - Answers supported by the cervical vertebrae C1-C7
cranial nerve XI - Answers what cranial nerve is the major neck muscles sternomastoid and trapezius are
innervated by?
Sternomastoid - Answers enables head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into two
triangles: anterior and posterior triangles
Two trapezius muscles - Answers move shoulders and extend and turn head
Subjective data - Answers headache, head injury, dizziness, neck pain, lumps and swelling, history of
head or neck injury
Objective data (the head) - Answers size and shape, temporal area, facial structures
Objective data (the neck) - Answers symmetry, ROM, lymph nodes, trachea, thyroid gland
the eye - Answers transmit visual stimuli to the brain for interpretation
and occupies orbital cavity/anterior aspect exposed
5 structures of eye - Answers 1. eyelid
2. conjunctiva
3. lacrimal gland
4.eye muscles
5. bony skull orbit
eyelid - Answers two moveable shades that further protect the eye from injury, strong light, and dust
conjunctiva - Answers exposed part of the eye; transparent protective covering
palpebral fissure - Answers is the elliptical open space between the eyelids
lower lid margin - Answers just at the limbus, the border between the cornea and sclera
canthus - Answers the corner of the eye, the angle where the lids meet
the inner canthus - Answers the caruncle is a small, fleshy mass containing sebaceous glands
Within the upper lid - Answers tarsal plates are strips of connective tissue that give it shape
