NUR 2220 Assessment: Ears, Nose, Mouth, Sinuses, and
Throat Questions With Complete Solutions
+2 Tonsils Correct Answers Halfway between tonsillar pillars
and uvula
1+ Tonsils Correct Answers Visible
3+ Tonsils Correct Answers Touching the uvula
32 Correct Answers How many permanent teeth do adults
have?
4+ Tonsils Correct Answers Touching one another
Audiometer Correct Answers Measures a person's ability to
hear different sounds, pitches or frequencies
Auricle/Pinna Correct Answers movable cartilage and skin
Candidiasis Correct Answers white, cheesy, curd like patch on
buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection
Caries Correct Answers decay in the teeth
Cartilage growth/Cerumen Buildup Correct Answers Cilia
lining the ear canal become coarse and stiff. Blocks conduction
with hearing aids
CN: I Correct Answers Olfactory: Sensory organ for smell
, Developmental Changes Considered: Aging Adults Correct
Answers Decrease sense of smell and taste. Decrease in salvia
production. Anticholinergics, Tooth loss, Nutritional deficits
Developmental Changes Considered: Children Correct Answers
2 ½ 20 deciduous teeth. Teeth lost between ages 6-12
Developmental Changes Considered: Pregnant Women Correct
Answers Nasal stuffiness & epistaxis. Increased vascularity
Dysphagia Correct Answers difficulty swallowing
Epistaxis Correct Answers nosebleeds, usually from anterior
septum
Equilibrium Correct Answers Inner ear. 3 semicircular
canals/labyrinth feed info to brain about position of your body.
Inflammation, disrupted signals to brain, staggering gait, strong
spinning/whirling sensation, vertigo
Equipment Needed Correct Answers Otoscope with short,
wide-tipped nasal speculum attachment, Penlight, Two tongue
blades, Cotton gauze pad (4 × 4 inches), Gloves
Eustachian Tube Correct Answers Shorter & Wider, More
horizontal than adults, Increase risk of pathogen entering middle
ear from nasopharynx.
External Ear Correct Answers Auricle, Helix, Lobe, Tragus,
and Mastoid
Throat Questions With Complete Solutions
+2 Tonsils Correct Answers Halfway between tonsillar pillars
and uvula
1+ Tonsils Correct Answers Visible
3+ Tonsils Correct Answers Touching the uvula
32 Correct Answers How many permanent teeth do adults
have?
4+ Tonsils Correct Answers Touching one another
Audiometer Correct Answers Measures a person's ability to
hear different sounds, pitches or frequencies
Auricle/Pinna Correct Answers movable cartilage and skin
Candidiasis Correct Answers white, cheesy, curd like patch on
buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection
Caries Correct Answers decay in the teeth
Cartilage growth/Cerumen Buildup Correct Answers Cilia
lining the ear canal become coarse and stiff. Blocks conduction
with hearing aids
CN: I Correct Answers Olfactory: Sensory organ for smell
, Developmental Changes Considered: Aging Adults Correct
Answers Decrease sense of smell and taste. Decrease in salvia
production. Anticholinergics, Tooth loss, Nutritional deficits
Developmental Changes Considered: Children Correct Answers
2 ½ 20 deciduous teeth. Teeth lost between ages 6-12
Developmental Changes Considered: Pregnant Women Correct
Answers Nasal stuffiness & epistaxis. Increased vascularity
Dysphagia Correct Answers difficulty swallowing
Epistaxis Correct Answers nosebleeds, usually from anterior
septum
Equilibrium Correct Answers Inner ear. 3 semicircular
canals/labyrinth feed info to brain about position of your body.
Inflammation, disrupted signals to brain, staggering gait, strong
spinning/whirling sensation, vertigo
Equipment Needed Correct Answers Otoscope with short,
wide-tipped nasal speculum attachment, Penlight, Two tongue
blades, Cotton gauze pad (4 × 4 inches), Gloves
Eustachian Tube Correct Answers Shorter & Wider, More
horizontal than adults, Increase risk of pathogen entering middle
ear from nasopharynx.
External Ear Correct Answers Auricle, Helix, Lobe, Tragus,
and Mastoid
