Exam 2 - NR302 / NR 302 (Latest ) :
Health Assessment - Chamberlain
1). What direction do lymph nodes drain?
Ans: towards the heart
all head & neck structures eventually drain into the deep cervical chain
2). Coronal suture
Ans: crowns the head from ear to ear at the union of the frontal and parietal bones
3). Sagittal suture
Ans: separates the head lengthwise between the two parietal bones
4). What three cervical vertebrae support the cranium?
Ans: C1: the atlas
C2: the axis
all the way down to C7
5). Parotid gland
Ans: salivary gland within the cheek, just anterior to the ear
largest of the salivary glands, not normally palpable
6). Submandibular gland
Ans: beneath the mandible
7). Sublingual gland
Ans: under the tongue
8). Frontal fontanel
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, Ans: diamond, closes between 9 months-2 years
9). Posterior fontanel
Ans: triangular, closes at 1-2 months
10). What will a baby's skull be like if it is dehydrated?
Ans: sunken in, depressed
11). Why would a baby's skull be bulging?
Ans: cerebral swelling
12). Temporal artery
Ans: should be palpable & you should feel a pulse
13). Crepitus (crepitation)
Ans: the crackling sound heard when two bones rub against each other or grating,
common with the TMJ
14). Tmj syndrome
Ans: dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint
15). What could cause the trachea to move to one side?
Ans: goiter or pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
16). Microcephaly
Ans: abnormally small head
17). Hydrocephaly
Ans: abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
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Health Assessment - Chamberlain
1). What direction do lymph nodes drain?
Ans: towards the heart
all head & neck structures eventually drain into the deep cervical chain
2). Coronal suture
Ans: crowns the head from ear to ear at the union of the frontal and parietal bones
3). Sagittal suture
Ans: separates the head lengthwise between the two parietal bones
4). What three cervical vertebrae support the cranium?
Ans: C1: the atlas
C2: the axis
all the way down to C7
5). Parotid gland
Ans: salivary gland within the cheek, just anterior to the ear
largest of the salivary glands, not normally palpable
6). Submandibular gland
Ans: beneath the mandible
7). Sublingual gland
Ans: under the tongue
8). Frontal fontanel
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, Ans: diamond, closes between 9 months-2 years
9). Posterior fontanel
Ans: triangular, closes at 1-2 months
10). What will a baby's skull be like if it is dehydrated?
Ans: sunken in, depressed
11). Why would a baby's skull be bulging?
Ans: cerebral swelling
12). Temporal artery
Ans: should be palpable & you should feel a pulse
13). Crepitus (crepitation)
Ans: the crackling sound heard when two bones rub against each other or grating,
common with the TMJ
14). Tmj syndrome
Ans: dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint
15). What could cause the trachea to move to one side?
Ans: goiter or pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
16). Microcephaly
Ans: abnormally small head
17). Hydrocephaly
Ans: abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
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