Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene: Exam 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 main vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
Range for body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 97 F -99 F
Normal average temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 98.6 F or 37 C
Fever - CORRECT ANSWER Values over 99.5 F
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Values over 104 F
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Values below 96 F
Normal pulse rate - CORRECT ANSWER 60-100 bpm
Pulse rate sites - CORRECT ANSWER Radial, temporal artery, facial artery, carotid artery, brachial pulse (infant)
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER unusually fast heart rate (over 100 bpm in an adult)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Unusually slow heart rate (below 50 bpm)
Increase pulse is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER Exercise, stimulants, eating, strong emotions, extremes of heat
and cold, and some forms of heart disease
Decrease pulse is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER Sleep, depressants fasting, quiet emotions, and low vitality
from prolonged illness
Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER Supply oxygen to the tissues and to eliminate carbon dioxide
Normal respiration rate - CORRECT ANSWER 12-20 breaths per minute (slightly higher for women)
Factors to observe during respirations - CORRECT ANSWER Depth, rhythm, quality, sounds, position of patient
Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER The force exerted by the blood on the blood vessel walls
Systole phase - CORRECT ANSWER ventricles contract
Diastole phase - CORRECT ANSWER when ventricles relax
Normal systolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER less than 120
Normal diastolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER less than 80
Pulse pressure is? - CORRECT ANSWER difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (normal or safe is less
than 40)
Factors that increase blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER exercise, eating, stimulants, emotional disturbance,
use of oral contraceptives; blood pressure increases with age and length of use
Factors that decrease blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER fasting, rest, depressants, quiet emotions, fainting,
blood loss, shock
Equipment for determining blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Mercury sphygmomanometer
Aneroid sphygmomanometer
Electronic sphygmomanometer
, Wrist or finger devices
Stethoscope
Hypertension Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 130-139/80-89
Hypertension Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 140 or higher/90 or higher
Hypertension crisis - CORRECT ANSWER >180/120
Extra- and intraoral examination is performed for? - CORRECT ANSWER Early identification of abnormalities
and pathologies, especially oral cancer
Methods for EO/IO examination - CORRECT ANSWER Visual examination, palpation, instrumentation,
percussion, electrical test, auscultation
Sequence of EO/IO examination - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Overall appraisal of patient
2. Face
3. Skin
4. Eyes
5. Nodes
6. Glands
7. TMJ
8. Lips
9. Breath odor
10. Labial and buccal mucosa, left and right examined systematically
11. Tongue
12. Floor of mouth
13. Saliva
14. Hard palate
15. Soft palate
16. Tonsillar region, throat
Steps for thorough exam: Extraoral - CORRECT ANSWER • Observe pt. during reception and seating to note
physical characteristics
and abnormalities
• Observe head, face, eyes, and neck , and skin of face and neck
• Palpate salivary glands and lymph nodes
• Observe mandibular movement and palpate the TMJ
Steps for thorough exam: Intraoral - CORRECT ANSWER • Preliminary exam of lips and intraoral mucosa
• View and palpate lips, labial and buccal mucosa, and mucobuccal folds
• Examine and palpate tongue (dorsal and ventral surf., lateral borders and
base)
• Observe mucosa of floor of the mouth
• Examine the hard and soft palates, tonsillar region, and pharynx
• Note evidence of dry mouth (consistency of saliva)
Information to Record - CORRECT ANSWER Complete description of each finding includes the location, extent,
size, color, surface texture, or configuration, consistency, morphology, and history
Descriptive words to define the location and extent are - CORRECT ANSWER • Localized- lesion limited to small
focal area
• Generalized - Involves most of the area or segment
• Single Lesion - One lesion of particular type w/ distinct margin
• Multiple Lesions-More than one lesion of a particular type
Lesions may be: - CORRECT ANSWER • Separate - discrete, not running together
• Coalescing - Close to each other w/margins that merge
Physical Characteristics of lesions may include - CORRECT ANSWER -Size and Shape
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 main vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
Range for body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 97 F -99 F
Normal average temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 98.6 F or 37 C
Fever - CORRECT ANSWER Values over 99.5 F
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Values over 104 F
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Values below 96 F
Normal pulse rate - CORRECT ANSWER 60-100 bpm
Pulse rate sites - CORRECT ANSWER Radial, temporal artery, facial artery, carotid artery, brachial pulse (infant)
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER unusually fast heart rate (over 100 bpm in an adult)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Unusually slow heart rate (below 50 bpm)
Increase pulse is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER Exercise, stimulants, eating, strong emotions, extremes of heat
and cold, and some forms of heart disease
Decrease pulse is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER Sleep, depressants fasting, quiet emotions, and low vitality
from prolonged illness
Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER Supply oxygen to the tissues and to eliminate carbon dioxide
Normal respiration rate - CORRECT ANSWER 12-20 breaths per minute (slightly higher for women)
Factors to observe during respirations - CORRECT ANSWER Depth, rhythm, quality, sounds, position of patient
Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER The force exerted by the blood on the blood vessel walls
Systole phase - CORRECT ANSWER ventricles contract
Diastole phase - CORRECT ANSWER when ventricles relax
Normal systolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER less than 120
Normal diastolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER less than 80
Pulse pressure is? - CORRECT ANSWER difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (normal or safe is less
than 40)
Factors that increase blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER exercise, eating, stimulants, emotional disturbance,
use of oral contraceptives; blood pressure increases with age and length of use
Factors that decrease blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER fasting, rest, depressants, quiet emotions, fainting,
blood loss, shock
Equipment for determining blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Mercury sphygmomanometer
Aneroid sphygmomanometer
Electronic sphygmomanometer
, Wrist or finger devices
Stethoscope
Hypertension Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER 130-139/80-89
Hypertension Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 140 or higher/90 or higher
Hypertension crisis - CORRECT ANSWER >180/120
Extra- and intraoral examination is performed for? - CORRECT ANSWER Early identification of abnormalities
and pathologies, especially oral cancer
Methods for EO/IO examination - CORRECT ANSWER Visual examination, palpation, instrumentation,
percussion, electrical test, auscultation
Sequence of EO/IO examination - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Overall appraisal of patient
2. Face
3. Skin
4. Eyes
5. Nodes
6. Glands
7. TMJ
8. Lips
9. Breath odor
10. Labial and buccal mucosa, left and right examined systematically
11. Tongue
12. Floor of mouth
13. Saliva
14. Hard palate
15. Soft palate
16. Tonsillar region, throat
Steps for thorough exam: Extraoral - CORRECT ANSWER • Observe pt. during reception and seating to note
physical characteristics
and abnormalities
• Observe head, face, eyes, and neck , and skin of face and neck
• Palpate salivary glands and lymph nodes
• Observe mandibular movement and palpate the TMJ
Steps for thorough exam: Intraoral - CORRECT ANSWER • Preliminary exam of lips and intraoral mucosa
• View and palpate lips, labial and buccal mucosa, and mucobuccal folds
• Examine and palpate tongue (dorsal and ventral surf., lateral borders and
base)
• Observe mucosa of floor of the mouth
• Examine the hard and soft palates, tonsillar region, and pharynx
• Note evidence of dry mouth (consistency of saliva)
Information to Record - CORRECT ANSWER Complete description of each finding includes the location, extent,
size, color, surface texture, or configuration, consistency, morphology, and history
Descriptive words to define the location and extent are - CORRECT ANSWER • Localized- lesion limited to small
focal area
• Generalized - Involves most of the area or segment
• Single Lesion - One lesion of particular type w/ distinct margin
• Multiple Lesions-More than one lesion of a particular type
Lesions may be: - CORRECT ANSWER • Separate - discrete, not running together
• Coalescing - Close to each other w/margins that merge
Physical Characteristics of lesions may include - CORRECT ANSWER -Size and Shape
