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Chapter 14 - Head, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics Flashcards

1
Q

What is the function of the skull?

A

protection of the brain and special sense organs

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2
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Where is the frontal bone?

A

forehead region

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3
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Where are the parietal bones?

A

behind the frontal bone

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4
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Where are the temporal bones?

A

just above and in-front of the ears

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5
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Where is the occipital bone?

A

back of head, lower region

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6
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What are sutures?

A

meshed, immovable joints that connect cranial bones

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7
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What are fontanels?

A

spaces on babies skull where bone has not yet ossified

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8
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Where is the coronal suture?

A

crowns the head from ear to ear at the union of the frontal and parietal bones

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9
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Where is the sagittal suture?

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separates the sides of the head lengthwise between the two parietal bones

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10
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Where is the lambdoid suture?

A

separating the parietal bones crosswise from the occipital bone

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11
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How many facial bones are there?

A

14

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12
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Which is the only facial bone that doesn’t articulate at a suture?

A

mandible (jaw)

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13
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Cervical vertebra C1 aka the _____

A

atlas

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14
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Cervical vertebra C2 aka the _____

A

axis

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15
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Where is the C7 vertebra palpable?

A

when the head is flexed

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16
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Which cranial nerve mediated the facial expressions?

A

CN VII (facial nerve)

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17
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What are palpebral fissures?

A

openings between the eyelids

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18
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What are nasolabial folds?

A

creases from nose to each corner of the mouth

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19
Q

Which cranial nerve mediates facial sensations of pain or touch?

A

CN V (trigeminal nerve)

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20
Q

Where are the parotid glands?

A

in the cheeks over the mandible and anterior to and below the ear

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21
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Which is the largest but not normally palpable salivary gland?

A

Parotid gland

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22
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Where is the submandibular gland located?

A

below mandible at the angle of the jaw

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23
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Where is the sublingual gland located?

A

floor of the mouth

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24
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Where is the temporal artery?

A

anterior to the ear

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25
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Which cranial nerve innervates the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles?

A

CN XI (spinal accessory nerve)

26
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Which muscle divides the neck into two triangles?

A

sternomastoid muscle

27
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Where is the anterior triangle of the neck?

A

between sternomastoid and midline of the body, borders the mandible, apex is suprasternal notch

28
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Where is the posterior triangle of the neck?

A

behind the sternomastoid and in-front of trapezius, borders clavicle

29
Q

What is the role of the thyroid gland?

A

synthesis and secretion of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothryonine (T3) which are hormones that stimulate cellular metabolism

30
Q

Where is the cricoid cartilage located?

A

just above the thyroid

31
Q

Where is the thyroid cartilage?

A

above the cricoid cartilage

32
Q

Which cartilage has a palpable notch?

A

thyroid cartilage

33
Q

Where is the hyoid bone?

A

high up the neck, level with the floor of the mouth

34
Q

Where are the Preauricular lymph nodes?

A

in front of the ear

35
Q

Where are the Posterior auricular lymph nodes?

A

superficial to the mastoid process

36
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Where are the occipital lymph nodes?

A

at the base of the skull

37
Q

Where are the submental lymph nodes?

A

midline, between the tip of the mandible

38
Q

Where are the submandibular lymph nodes located?

A

halfway between the angle and the tip of the mandible

39
Q

Where are the tonsillar lymph nodes located?

A

under the angle of the mandible

40
Q

Where are the superficial cervical lymph nodes located?

A

overlying the sternomastoid muscle

41
Q

Where are the deep cervical lymph nodes located?

A

deep under the sternomastoid muscle

42
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Where are the posterior cervical lymph nodes located?

A

in the posterior triangle along the edge of the trapezius

43
Q

Where are the supraclavicular lymph nodes located?

A

just above and behind the clavicle at the sternomastoid muscle

44
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What is the role of lymph nodes?

A

filter lymph and engulf pathogens

45
Q

Where are lymph node regions palpable?

A

-head and neck
-arms
-axillae
-inguinal region

46
Q

When does the posterior fontanelle close?

A

1-2 months after birth

47
Q

When does the anterior fontanelle close?

A

9 months-2 years of age

48
Q

At birth, head size is _________ than chest circumference

A

greater

49
Q

Head size reaches 90% full size at age ___

A

6

50
Q

Lymph tissue grows to adult size by age ____

A

6

51
Q

When does lymph tissue stop growing?

A

age 10-11

52
Q

Lymphatic tissue slowly ________ after puberty

A

atrophies

53
Q

Where do tension headaches usually occur?

A

occipital or frontal or the sensation of a band-like tightness

54
Q

Where do migraines usually occur?

A

tend to be supraorbital, retro-orbital, or frontotemporal

55
Q

Where do tension headaches usually occur?

A

around the eye, temple, forehead, cheek

56
Q

With cluster headaches, pain is always unilateral meaning…

A

it is always on the same side of the head

57
Q

Tension headaches are usually _______

A

aching

58
Q

Migraines are usually __________

A

throbbing

59
Q

How many migraines do most people get per month?

A

2/month

60
Q

What is the common pattern for cluster headaches?

A

1-2/day that last .5 hr to 2 hrs for a few months followed by a remission period

61
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NURS 252 (14 decks)

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