Chapter 16 - Nose, Mouth, and Throat

Question 1

Aphthous ulcers

Answer 1

“Canker sores” small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause

Question 2

Buccal

Answer 2

Pertaining to the cheek

Question 3

Candidiasis

Answer 3

(Moniliasis) - White, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection.

Question 4

Caries

Answer 4

Decay in the teeth

Question 5

Cheilitis

Answer 5

Red, scaling, shallow, painful fissures at the corners of the mouth

Question 6

Choanal atresia

Answer 6

Closure of the nasal cavity due to congenital septum between nasal cavity and pharynx

Question 7

Crypts

Answer 7

Indentations on surface of tonsils

Question 8

Epistaxis

Answer 8

Nosebleed, usually from anterior septum

Question 9

Epulis

Answer 9

Nontenter, fibrous nodule of the gum

Question 10

Fordyce granules

Answer 10

Small, isolated, white or yellow papules on oral mucosa

Question 11

Gingivitis

Answer 11

Red, swollen gum margins that bleed easily

Question 12

Herpes simplex

Answer 12

“Cold sores” - Clear vessicles with a red base that evolve into pustules, usually at lip-skin junction

Question 13

Koplik spots

Answer 13

Small, blue-white spots with a red halo over oral mucosa; early sign of measles

Question 14

Leukoplakia

Answer 14

Chalky white, thick, raised patch on sides of tongue. Precancerous.

Question 15

Malocclusion

Answer 15

Upper or lower dental arches out of alignment

Question 16

Papillae

Answer 16

Rough, bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue

Question 17

Parotid glands

Answer 17

Pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of the ears

Question 18

Pharyngitis

Answer 18

Inflammation o fthe throat

Question 19

Plaque

Answer 19

Soft, whitish debris on teeth

Question 20

Polyp

Answer 20

Smooth, pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity due to chronic allergic rhinitis.

Question 21

Rhinitis

Answer 21

Red, swollen inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 22

Thrush

Answer 22

Oral candidiasis in the newborn

Question 23

Turbinate

Answer 23

One of 3 bony projections into the nasal cavity

Question 24

Uvula

Answer 24

Free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate.