HEENT Assessment: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose,
Mouth, and Neck UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is assessed during head inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Head position, facial features
for symmetry, shape and size of skull, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
What is the purpose of the Snellen Chart? - CORRECT ANSWER -To assess visual acuity.
What are the six directions of gaze? - CORRECT ANSWER -A test to assess extraocular
movements by having the patient follow an object in six different directions.
What is nystagmus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Involuntary eye movement that can indicate a
neurological condition.
What does PERRLA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light
and Accommodation.
What is strabismus? - CORRECT ANSWER -A condition where the eyes do not properly align
with each other when looking at an object.
What is exophthalmos? - CORRECT ANSWER -Protrusion of the eyeball, often associated with
thyroid disease.
What is assessed during ear inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Integrity, position, size, shape,
symmetry, discharge, and lesions.
What is the Weber Test? - CORRECT ANSWER -A hearing test used to determine the cause of
hearing loss in one ear by placing a tuning fork on the center of the forehead.
Mouth, and Neck UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is assessed during head inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Head position, facial features
for symmetry, shape and size of skull, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
What is the purpose of the Snellen Chart? - CORRECT ANSWER -To assess visual acuity.
What are the six directions of gaze? - CORRECT ANSWER -A test to assess extraocular
movements by having the patient follow an object in six different directions.
What is nystagmus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Involuntary eye movement that can indicate a
neurological condition.
What does PERRLA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light
and Accommodation.
What is strabismus? - CORRECT ANSWER -A condition where the eyes do not properly align
with each other when looking at an object.
What is exophthalmos? - CORRECT ANSWER -Protrusion of the eyeball, often associated with
thyroid disease.
What is assessed during ear inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER -Integrity, position, size, shape,
symmetry, discharge, and lesions.
What is the Weber Test? - CORRECT ANSWER -A hearing test used to determine the cause of
hearing loss in one ear by placing a tuning fork on the center of the forehead.
