NUR 304 Assessing Mouth, Throat, Nose, and Sinuses
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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midline //fold //of //tissue //that //connects //the //tongue //to //the //floor //of //the //mouth //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔frenulum
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helps //break //down //food //and //lubricates //it //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔saliva
digest //carbohydrates //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔amylase
front //of //nasal //septum; //contains //a //rich //supply //of //blood //vessels. //this //is //a //common //site
for //nasal //bleeding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kiesselbach's //area
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the //______ //are //often //a //primary //site //of //infection //because //they //can //easily //become
blocked //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔sinuses
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periodontal //disease //is //highly //correlated //with //_____________. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔cardiovascular //disease
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the //ability //to //__________________ //decreases //with //age. //medications //can //also //decrease
sense //of //smell //and //taste //in //older //people. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔smell //and //taste
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painful //swallowing //- // CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔odynophagia
grinding //teeth //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bruxisim
, thick //white //patches //of //cells; //a //precancerous //condition //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔leukoplakia
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older //adults //and //some //disabled //clients //may //have //difficulty //caring //properly //for //teeth //or
//dentures //because //of //_______________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔poor //vision //or
//impaired //dexterity
__________ //lips //are //seen //in //clients //with //ketoacidosis, //carbon //monoxide //poisoning, //and
COPD //with //polycythemia. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔reddish
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in //older //clients, //the //teeth //may //appear //longer //because //of //_______________, //which //is
common //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔age-related //gingival //recession
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____________ //gums // that //bleed //easily //are //seen //in //gingivitis, //scurvy //(vitamin //C
deficiency), //and //leukemia. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔red, //swollen
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a //bluish-black //or //grey-white //line //along //the //gum //line //is //seen //in //____________. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔lead //poisoning
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tiny //whitish // spots //that //lie //over //reddened //mucosa; //an //early //sign //of //the //measles. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔kolplik //spots
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oral //mucosa //is //often //drier //and //more //fragile //in //the //older //client //because //the
//_______________ //of //the //salivary //gland //degenerates. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔epithelial //lining
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brown //patches //will //be //found //inside //the //cheeks //of //the //clients //with //___________
(chronic //adrenocortical //insufficiency) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔addison //disease
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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midline //fold //of //tissue //that //connects //the //tongue //to //the //floor //of //the //mouth //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔frenulum
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helps //break //down //food //and //lubricates //it //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔saliva
digest //carbohydrates //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔amylase
front //of //nasal //septum; //contains //a //rich //supply //of //blood //vessels. //this //is //a //common //site
for //nasal //bleeding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Kiesselbach's //area
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the //______ //are //often //a //primary //site //of //infection //because //they //can //easily //become
blocked //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔sinuses
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periodontal //disease //is //highly //correlated //with //_____________. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔cardiovascular //disease
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the //ability //to //__________________ //decreases //with //age. //medications //can //also //decrease
sense //of //smell //and //taste //in //older //people. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔smell //and //taste
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painful //swallowing //- // CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔odynophagia
grinding //teeth //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔bruxisim
, thick //white //patches //of //cells; //a //precancerous //condition //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔leukoplakia
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older //adults //and //some //disabled //clients //may //have //difficulty //caring //properly //for //teeth //or
//dentures //because //of //_______________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔poor //vision //or
//impaired //dexterity
__________ //lips //are //seen //in //clients //with //ketoacidosis, //carbon //monoxide //poisoning, //and
COPD //with //polycythemia. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔reddish
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in //older //clients, //the //teeth //may //appear //longer //because //of //_______________, //which //is
common //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔age-related //gingival //recession
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____________ //gums // that //bleed //easily //are //seen //in //gingivitis, //scurvy //(vitamin //C
deficiency), //and //leukemia. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔red, //swollen
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a //bluish-black //or //grey-white //line //along //the //gum //line //is //seen //in //____________. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔lead //poisoning
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tiny //whitish // spots //that //lie //over //reddened //mucosa; //an //early //sign //of //the //measles. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔kolplik //spots
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oral //mucosa //is //often //drier //and //more //fragile //in //the //older //client //because //the
//_______________ //of //the //salivary //gland //degenerates. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔epithelial //lining
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brown //patches //will //be //found //inside //the //cheeks //of //the //clients //with //___________
(chronic //adrenocortical //insufficiency) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔addison //disease
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