Assessing Head, Neck, Breasts, and Lymphatic System Flashcards
The structure and function of the head and neck
Assessing Head and Neck
The focus on the cranium, face, thyroid gland, and lymph nodes contained within the head and neck
Structure and Function
Frontal (1) / Parietal (2) / Temporal (2) / Occipital (1) / Ethmoid (1) / Sphenoid (1)
Cranium
Houses the brain
Cranium
8 bones
Cranium
Maxilla (2) / Zygomatic or Cheek (2) / Inferior Conchae (2) / Nasal (2) / Lacrimal (2) / Palatine (2) / Vomer (1) / Mandible / Jaw (1)
Face
Forms carve
Face
14 bones
Face
Between the eye and the top of the ear / A major artery
Temporal Artery
Each side of the ear, anterior and inferior to the ears, behind the mandible
Parotid Glands
Inferior to the mandible and underneath the base of the tongue
Submandibular Glands
Sternomastoid Muscle / Trapezius Muscle / Eleventh Cranial Nerve / C1 through C7
Muscles and Cervical Vertebrae
Allows movement
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
Vertebra Prominens
C7
Thyroid Cartilage
Adam’s Apple
Internal Jugular Veins / Carotid Arteries
Blood Vessels
Largest endocrine gland of the body / Isthmus / F3 and F4
Thyroid Gland
Below Hyoid Bone
Thyroid Cartilage
Below Thyroid Cartilage
Cricoid Cartilage
Preauricular / Posterior Auricular / Occipital / Tonsillar / Submandibular / Submental
/ Superficial Cervical / Posterior Cervical / Deep Cervical / Supraclavicular
Lymph Nodes in Head
Submandibular / Submental / Carotid / Muscular (Anterior) / Occipital / Supraclavicular (Inferior)
Neck Triangle
The leaning towards clinical significance
Biological and Cultural Behavior Variations
Does not vary
Head
Varies mostly genetically
Hair
The data driven
Health Assessment
Can’t be directly observed / Client’s history
Subjective Data
Overlying protective structures / Underlying special senses / Functioning of neurologic system
Objective Data
Observance
Inspection
Touching
Palpation
Tapping
Percussion
Assessment
Auscultation
Factors of Assessing the Head
Size
Shape
Configuration
Small head in children
Microcephaly
Skull and facial bones are thick
Acromegaly