Glossary Flashcards
ophthalmoscope
a device for examining the interior of the eye.
otoscope
an instrument used to examine the external ear, the eardrum, and, through the eardrum, the ossicles of the middle ear
tympany (Types of Sounds)
a loud, high-pitched musical sound percussed over the upper gastric area or a pneumothorax.
resonance
an echo or other sound produced by percussion of an organ or cavity of the body during a physical exam.
Hyperresonance
An extreme degree of resonance.
2. Resonance increased above the normal, and often of lower pitch, on percussion of an area of the body; occurs in the chest as a result of over inflation of the lung as in emphysema or pneumothorax and in the abdomen over distended bowel.
Dullness
The character of the sound obtained by percussing over a solid part incapable of resonating; usually applied to an area containing less air than those that can resonate.
Flatness
Same as dullness
Laminar Flow
Fluid or air moving in streamline; Turbulence heard at narrowing /roughening surface
Trapezius squeeze
A painful stimuli by squeezing the trapezius muscle at the top of the shoulder
Sundowners
a person with dementia who becomes increasingly irritable or difficult as the day progresses.
CN I Olfactory
Smell
CN II Optic
Vision
CN III Oculomotor
Eye Up and Down motion
CN IV Trochlar
Eye Lateral Movements
CN V Trigeminal
Bilateral Face
CN VI Abducens
Pupilary constriction and dilation direct and indirect
CN VII Facial
Frown, Show teeth, Puff cheeks , Raise Eyebrows(Symmetry)
Ability to taste sweet, sour, salt (On front 2/3 of tongue)
CN VIII Acoustic
Ears (Ability to hear)
CN IX Glossopharangeal
Taste (Back 1/3 of tongue)
Gag Reflex
CN X Vagus
Say AH! Soft palate rises. Assess for hoarseness
CN XI Spinal Accessory
Shrug Shoulders and turn head against resistance.
CN XII Hypoglossal
Stick out tongue mid-line. move side to side against resistance
A good mnemonic for Cranial Nerves
"On Occasion, Old Tim Taylor Asks For Very Good Vagina And Head": · From I to XII: Olfactory Optic Oculomotor Trochlear Trigeminal Abducens Facial Vestibulocochlear Glossopharyngeal Vagus Accessory Hypoglossal
dilator pupillae
Constricts the Iris and makes it smaller while dilating the Pupil and making it bigger
Sphincter Pupillae
a muscle that contracts the iris, narrowing the diameter of the pupil of the eye.
Atropine
A mydriatic that dilates Pupils
Mydriatic
Dilates Pupils
Miotic
- adj, pertaining to miosis. 2. adj, causing constriction of the pupil of the eye. 3. n, any substance or pharmaceutic, such as pilocarpine, that causes constriction of the pupil of the eye. Such agents are used in the treatment of glaucoma.
Belladonna Alcholoids
a group of anticholinergic alkaloids occurring in belladonna
Ipsalateral
belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body.
Scotoma
a defect of vision in a defined area of the visual field in one or both eyes. A common prodromal symptom is a shimmering film appearing as an island in the visual field.
Hemianopsia
blindness in half of the normal visual field.
Homonymous Hemianopsia
Homonymous hemianopia is a visual field defect involving either the two right or the two left halves of the visual fields of both eyes.
Anisicoria
Anisocoria is unequal pupil size. The pupil is the black part in the center of the eye. It gets larger in dim light and smaller in bright light.
Lymphadenopathy
any disorder characterized by a localized or generalized enlargement of the lymph nodes or lymph vessels.
Auscultation
Auscultation is the method of listening to the sounds of the body during a physical examination . …
Tricuspid Valve
a valve with three main cusps situated between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.
Mitral Valve
a bicuspid valve situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle; the only valve with two, rather than three, cusps. The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle but prevents blood from flowing back into the atrium.
Pulmonic Valve
the valve at the entrance to the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle; it consists of semi-lunar cusps (valvules), which are usually arranged in the adult in right anterior, left anterior, and posterior positions;
Aortic Valve
a valve in the heart between the left ventricle and the aorta. It is composed of three semi-lunar cusps that close in diastole to prevent blood from flowing back into the left ventricle from the aorta.
