Ch 1 face and neck regions

Question 1

The superficial features of the face and neck provide..

Answer 1

The superficial features of the face and neck
provide essential landmarks for many of the
deeper anatomic structures.

Question 2

the variations among individuals are
not what should be noted

Answer 2

the variations among individuals are
not what should be noted but the changes in
a particular individual.

Question 3

a change in a surface feature in a
patient may signal a

Answer 3

a condition of clinical
significance.

Question 4

The regions of the
face include

Answer 4

1. frontal,
2. orbital,
3. nasal,
   4.infraorbital,
4. zygomatic,
   6.buccal,
   7.oral, and
   8.mental
   regions

Question 5

when palpable,
should be noted in the
patient record

Answer 5

lymph nodes

Question 6

Superficial nodes of the head

Answer 6

facial
superficial parotid
retroauricular
occipital
anterior retroauricular

Question 7

Deep nodes of the head

Answer 7

deep parotid
retropharyngeal

Question 8

The frontal region of the face includes the

Answer 8

forehead and the area above the eyes.

Question 9

visually inspected and bilaterally palpated

Answer 9

frontal
nose
The infraorbital
zygomatic
buccal
TMJ
mental

Question 10

overlies the bony
support for the cheek

Answer 10

zygomatic arch

Question 11

inferior to the
zygomatic arch and
just anterior to the
external ear is the

Answer 11

TMJ where the skull and lower jaw meet.

Question 12

angle of
the mandible

Answer 12

The sharp angle of
the lower jaw inferior
to the earlobe is
called the

Question 13

To palpate the lower
jaw moving at the
TMJ on a patient

Answer 13

finger is gently
placed into the
external ear canal
(via the external
acoustic meatus)
during movement.

Question 14

parotid
salivary gland

Answer 14

has
a small part that can
be palpated in the
buccal region as
well as in the
zygomatic region

Question 15

oral region

Answer 15

lips and oral cavity

Question 16

each lip begins at
the

Answer 16

each lip begins at
the vermilion border
and includes only
those areas red

Question 17

the vermilion
zone

Answer 17

the lips

Question 18

a transition
zone at the
vermilion border

Answer 18

mucocutaneous
junction

Question 19

bidigitally palpated
as well as visually
inspected

Answer 19

lips

Question 20

solar damage makes it hard to see the

Answer 20

vermillion border of the lips

Question 21

The midline of the
mandible is marked
by

Answer 21

mandibular symphasis

Question 22

lateral
aspect of the
mandible, the stout
flat plate of the _________ extends superiorly
and posteriorly from
the body of the
mandible on each
side

Answer 22

ramus

Question 23

anterior border
of the ramus is a thin
sharp margin that
terminates in the

Answer 23

coronoid process

Question 24

The main part of the
anterior border of the
ramus forms a
concave forward
curve

Answer 24

coronoid
notch

Question 25

posterior border of the ramus is thickened and extends from the angle of the mandible to a projection

Answer 25

mandibular condyle

Question 26

mandibular notch

Answer 26

Between the coronoid process and the condyle is a depression

Question 27

The face can be divided vertically into thirds, and this perspective is considered the

Answer 27

vertical dimension of the face

Question 28

A discussion of vertical dimension allows a comparison of the three divisions of the face for functional and esthetic purposes using the

Answer 28

Golden Proportions

Question 29

regions of the neck

Answer 29

extend from the skull and lower jaw down to the clavicles and sternum.

Question 30

Superficial cervical nodes

Answer 30

submandibular submental anterior jugular external jugular

Question 31

Deep cervical nodes

Answer 31

jugulodigastric 1 superior deep cervical nodes jugulo-omohyoid 1 inferior deep cervical nodes accessory nodes supraclavicular 1

Question 32

At the anterior midline of the neck

Answer 32

hyoid bone controls position of tongue

Question 33

Also found in the anterior midline and inferior to the hyoid bone is the

Answer 33

thyroid cartilage

Question 34

located inferior to the thyroid cartilage

Answer 34

thyroid gland

Question 35

located close to or within the posterior aspect of each side of the thyroid gland but cannot be palpated in a patient

Answer 35

parathyroid gland

Question 36

Palpate the submandibular salivary gland by

Answer 36

palpating inward from the inferior border of the mandible near its angle

Question 37

Palpate the sublingual salivary gland during the intraoral examination by

Answer 37

palpating the floor of the mouth behind each mandibular canine, with one hand placed intraorally and one hand placed extraorally