Exam 1 - Head and Neck Exam

Question 1

Fine har can be seen in?

Answer 1

Hyperthyroidism

Question 2

Coarse hair can be seen in?

Answer 2

Hypothyroidism

Question 3

Redness and scaling could indicate?

Answer 3

Seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis

Question 4

Soft lumps may be

Answer 4

Pilar cysts

Question 5

Enlarged skull may signify?

Answer 5

Hydrocephalus or Paget’s disease of bone

Question 6

Anatomy of nose

- upper third of nose is supported by?

Answer 6

Bone

Question 7

Anatomy of nose

-lower two thirds is supported by

Answer 7

Cartilage

Question 8

Flow of air into nasopharynx

Answer 8

air enters nasal cavity via anterior naris, passes into the vestibule and on through nasal passage to the nasopharynx

Question 9

The medial wall of each nasal cavity is formed by what?

Answer 9

The nasal septum, which is supported by bone and cartilage

It is covered by a mucous membrane

Question 10

The vestibule of the nose is line with what?

Answer 10

Hair-bearing skin not mucosa

Question 11

Laterally, the turbinates are present and covered by?

Answer 11

Highly vascular mucous membrane that protude into the nasal cavity

Question 12

Below each turbinate is?

Answer 12

A groove or meatus

-Each meatus is named according to the turbinate above them

Question 13

The nasolacrimal duct drains into?

Answer 13

The inferior meatus

Question 14

Most of the paranasal sinuses drain?

Answer 14

into the middle meatus

Question 15

What do the turbinates and the mucosal covering them provide?

Answer 15

cleansing, humidification, and temperature control of inspired air

Question 16

What are nasal polyps?

Answer 16

Pale saclike growths of inflamed tissue that can obstruct the air passages or sinuses