MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 2|ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026
abnormal tactile fremitus - correct-answer -decreased of absent fremitus may be
caused by excess air in lungs or may indicate emphysema, pleural thickening, or
effusion, massive pulm edema, or bronchial obstruction. Increased fremitus often
coarser or rougher in feel, caused by presence of fluids or solid mass within the
lungs.
7 characteristics of enlarged lymph nodes - correct-answer -location, size and
shape, consistency, mobility, discreteness, tenderness, and warmth
occipital lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes at the base of the skull
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postauricular lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes over the mastoid
process, behind the ear
preauricular lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes in front of the ear
parotid and retropharyngeal lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes at the
angle of the mandible (tonsillar)
submandibular lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes halfway between the
angle and tip of the mandible
submental lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes in the midline behind the
tip of the mandible
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superficial cervical lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes at the
sternocleidomastoid muscle
posterior cervical lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes along the anterior
border of the trapezius muscle
cervical lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes deep to the the
sternocleidomastoid, must probe gently w/ your thumb and fingers around the
muscle
supraclavicular area lymph nodes - correct-answer -lymph nodes that you must
probe deeply in the angle formed by the clavicle and sternocleidomastoid muscle,
common sites for metastatic disease