14 - Head, Neck, Lymph

Question 1

anterior triangle

Answer 1

triangle lies in front but in between the sternomastoid and the midline of the body its base is up along the lower border of the mandible and it’s apex is down at the suprasternal notch

Question 2

posterior triangle

Answer 2

is behind the sternomastoid muscle with the trapezius muscle on the other side its bases along the clavicle but below it contains the posterior belly of the omahyoid muscle

Question 3

presyncope

Answer 3

Lightheaded, swimming sensation or feeling of falling caused by decreased blood flow to the brain or heart irregularity causing decreased cardiac output

Question 4

vertigo

Answer 4

sense of true rotational spinning often from labratine vestibular disorder in the inner ear

Question 5

disequilibrium

Answer 5

Shakiness or instability when walking related to musculoskeletal disorder

Question 6

dysphagia

Answer 6

difficulty swalling/starting to swallow

Question 7

Bell’s Palsy

Answer 7

paralysis of the facial nerve caused by weakness in one side of the face

Question 8

Normocephalic

Answer 8

Denotes around symmetrical skull that is appropriately related to body size

Question 9

Microephaly

Answer 9

abnormally small head

Question 10

Macrocephaly

Answer 10

abnormally large head

Question 11

Treacheal Tug

Answer 11

rhythmic downward pull that is synchronous with cyst all and that occurs with aortic arch aneurysm

Question 12

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 12

Enlargement of the lymph nodes caused by infection allergy or neoplasm

Question 13

Bruit

Answer 13

(in thyroid gland) vascular murmur, is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery.
soft pulsatile whooshing bellowing sound heard best with the bellavista scopes

Question 14

caput succedaneum

Answer 14

Swelling of the scalp during birth. I’m presenting part of the scalp against the cervix during birth. Birth trauma

Question 15

cephalhematoma

Answer 15

an accumulation of blood under the babies scalp

subperiostal hemorrhage due to birth trauma

Question 16

Hydrocephalus

Answer 16

built up on fluid displays as large ventricles

Unsually large head size

Question 17

Paget’s disease of bone (osteitis deformans)

Answer 17

when the bones grow too large so their big but weak

may even get loose teeth

Question 18

Acromegaly

Answer 18

caused by pituitary gland overproducing a growth hormone. Changes shape of face/abnormal face growth (protruding jaw, big nose, enlarged tongue)

Question 19

Positional moulding (positional plagiocephaly)

Answer 19

flattened area on new-borns head

Question 20

tonic neck reflex

Answer 20

fencing reflex. When you turn a newborns head, the arm on that side sticks out and the other arm bends

Question 21

migrane

Answer 21

genetically transmitted vascular origin one sided, pain behind eyes throbbing/pulsing, rapid onset peaks in 1-2hrs

Question 22

Tension headache

Answer 22

of muskuloskeltal origin, nontrobbing, gradual onset, bilateral

Question 23

cluster headache

Answer 23

intermittent, unilateral, excruciating. Abrupt onset, burning/peircing lasts 45-90 min

Question 24

Torticollis (wryneck)

Answer 24

head becomes persitatly turned to one side

Question 25

Pilar cyst (wen)

Answer 25

firm smooth fluctuant swelling on scalp

Question 26

Myxedema (hypothyroidism)

Answer 26

swelling of skin and underlying conditions

Question 27

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 27

overactivity of thyroid gland