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Structure and Function - Head - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-14 facial bones articulate
at sutures except for the mandible, which articulates at the
temporomandibular joint
-The mandible is the only moveable joint
-3 pairs of salivary glands:
--Parotid glands
--Submandibular glands
--Sublingual glands
-Temporal artery pulsation is palpable anterior to ear
Structure and Function - neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Sternomastoid: enables
head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into two triangles
anterior and posterior
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,-Trapezius: move shoulders and extend and turn head
-Innervated by CN XI
Structure and Function - lymphatics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-A major part of
immune system
--Detects and eliminates foreign substances from body
-Rich supply of lymph nodes
--Greatest supply in head and neck
-Lymphatic drainage
--Helps to prevent potentially harmful substances from entering the
circulation
--Lymphatic fluid drains toward the heart
Inspect the Skull: Assess the size and shape of the skull - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Note the general size and shape of the skull
-Normocephalic: round, symmetric, and proportional to body size
-Note irregular size (macrocephaly and microcephaly)
-Assess shape: place fingers in the person's hair and palpate the scalp
-Note lumps, depressions, lesions, tenderness, or abnormal protrusions
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,Inspect the Skull: Assess temporal area - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Palpate temporal
artery above zygomatic bone between eye and top of ear
-Palpate the TMJ upon opening and closing the mouth; note any
crepitation, limited ROM, or tenderness
Inspect the Face: Inspect facial structure for symmetry - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Note any abnormalities such as coarse facial features, exophthalmos,
changes in skin color or pigmentation, lesions, edema (swelling), or
involuntary movements (tics)
Inspect the Face: Assess CN VII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess facial
movement; ask patient to smile, frown, puff cheeks, raise eyebrows, show
teeth, close eyes tightly
-Facial movements should be symmetric; note any asymmetry
Inspect the Face: Assess CN V - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess the sensation of
the face with a cotton ball; sensation should be intact and equal on both
sides; note unequal sensation
-Assess the strength of mastication muscles by asking the patient to clench
teeth/ strength should be equally strong and painless
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, Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess symmetry - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Head
position is centered in the midline; the head should be held erect and still
-Accessory neck muscles should be symmetric
Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess range of motion (ROM) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Note any limitations in ROM or pain
Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess CN XI and muscle strength - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Ask the patient to shrug shoulders and move head side-to-
side against resistance
palpate the neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess for enlargement of glands
(salivary, lymph, thyroid) and/or pulsations when assessing ROM
-Assess lymph nodes
Assessing lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Using a gentle circular motion of
finger pads, palpate lymph nodes
-Beginning with a preauricular lymph node in front of the ear, palpate the 10
groups of lymph in a routine order
-Many nodes are closely packed, so you must be systematic and thorough
in your exam
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Structure and Function - Head - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-14 facial bones articulate
at sutures except for the mandible, which articulates at the
temporomandibular joint
-The mandible is the only moveable joint
-3 pairs of salivary glands:
--Parotid glands
--Submandibular glands
--Sublingual glands
-Temporal artery pulsation is palpable anterior to ear
Structure and Function - neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Sternomastoid: enables
head rotation and flexion and divides each side of neck into two triangles
anterior and posterior
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,-Trapezius: move shoulders and extend and turn head
-Innervated by CN XI
Structure and Function - lymphatics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-A major part of
immune system
--Detects and eliminates foreign substances from body
-Rich supply of lymph nodes
--Greatest supply in head and neck
-Lymphatic drainage
--Helps to prevent potentially harmful substances from entering the
circulation
--Lymphatic fluid drains toward the heart
Inspect the Skull: Assess the size and shape of the skull - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Note the general size and shape of the skull
-Normocephalic: round, symmetric, and proportional to body size
-Note irregular size (macrocephaly and microcephaly)
-Assess shape: place fingers in the person's hair and palpate the scalp
-Note lumps, depressions, lesions, tenderness, or abnormal protrusions
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,Inspect the Skull: Assess temporal area - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Palpate temporal
artery above zygomatic bone between eye and top of ear
-Palpate the TMJ upon opening and closing the mouth; note any
crepitation, limited ROM, or tenderness
Inspect the Face: Inspect facial structure for symmetry - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Note any abnormalities such as coarse facial features, exophthalmos,
changes in skin color or pigmentation, lesions, edema (swelling), or
involuntary movements (tics)
Inspect the Face: Assess CN VII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess facial
movement; ask patient to smile, frown, puff cheeks, raise eyebrows, show
teeth, close eyes tightly
-Facial movements should be symmetric; note any asymmetry
Inspect the Face: Assess CN V - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess the sensation of
the face with a cotton ball; sensation should be intact and equal on both
sides; note unequal sensation
-Assess the strength of mastication muscles by asking the patient to clench
teeth/ strength should be equally strong and painless
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, Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess symmetry - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Head
position is centered in the midline; the head should be held erect and still
-Accessory neck muscles should be symmetric
Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess range of motion (ROM) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Note any limitations in ROM or pain
Inspect and palpate the neck: Assess CN XI and muscle strength - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Ask the patient to shrug shoulders and move head side-to-
side against resistance
palpate the neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Assess for enlargement of glands
(salivary, lymph, thyroid) and/or pulsations when assessing ROM
-Assess lymph nodes
Assessing lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Using a gentle circular motion of
finger pads, palpate lymph nodes
-Beginning with a preauricular lymph node in front of the ear, palpate the 10
groups of lymph in a routine order
-Many nodes are closely packed, so you must be systematic and thorough
in your exam
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