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OLDCARTS acronym - Answers O- onset
L- location
D- duration
C- characteristics
A- aggravating/alleviating factors
R- Radiation
T- Timing
S - Severity (0-10)
Sign - Answers objective evidence of disease such as a fever
Symptom - Answers subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
cranium - Answers the portion of the skull that encloses the brain
occipital bone - Answers back of head
parietal bone - Answers either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and
forming the top and sides of the cranium
temporal bone - Answers bone that forms parts of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial
activity. There is a right and left temporal bone.
sphenoid bone - Answers Bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together
frontal bone - Answers forms the forehead
sagittal suture - Answers between the two parietal bones
coronal suture - Answers between frontal and parietal bones
OPTS to FOREHEAD - Answers occipital bone
parietal bone
temporal bone
sphenoid bone
frontal bone
, zygomatic bone - Answers cheek bone
zygomatic arch - Answers origin of masseter
maxilla - Answers upper jaw
mandible - Answers lower jaw
Tempero-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) - Answers
palpebral fissure - Answers open space between eyelids
nasolabial folds - Answers the creases extending from the nose to each corner of the mouth
perioral - Answers surrounding the mouth
philtrum - Answers Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
vermillion border - Answers area where the pink-red lip tissue meets the facial skin
FAS facial characteristics - Answers small eye openings, smooth philtrum, thin upper lip
frontal sinus - Answers cavity within the frontal bone
maxillary sinus - Answers sinus on either side of the nasal cavity below the eyes
ethmoid sinus - Answers Nasal Sinus located between the nose and the orbits.
sphenoid sinus - Answers sinus above and behind the nose
sinus function - Answers lighten weight of head
give resonance to voice
respiratory moisture
nasal bone - Answers bridge of the nose
nasal cartilage - Answers supports external nose
nasal vestibule - Answers nasal cavity superior to nostrils
nasal septum - Answers partition separating the right and left nasal cavities
inferior turbinates - Answers Found on lateral walls of the nose.
look like soft mountain ranges
middle turbinates - Answers Found on lateral walls of the nose.