Head and Neck

Question 1

Scaling

Answer 1

dandruff may occur in the winter months

Question 2

moles

Answer 2

often found on the head; can be scratched and cause bleeding when shampooing or combing hair

Question 3

lumps

Answer 3

may be sebaceous cyst; usually not painful but need to me measured

Question 4

palpebral fissures

Answer 4

spaces between the eyelids; should be equal in size

Question 5

nasolabial folds

Answer 5

creases extending from the angle of the nose to the corner of the mouth

Question 6

exophthalmos

Answer 6

abnormal protrusion of the eyes; may indicate tumor or lesion

Question 7

ptosis

Answer 7

drooping of the eyelid, causing asymmetry; caused by cranial nerve III

Question 8

bulbar conjunctiva

Answer 8

transparent membrane over the sclera; appear white because the sclera is under it

Question 9

conjunctivitis

Answer 9

pinkeye; inflammation of bulbar conjunctiva

Question 10

palpebral conjunctiva

Answer 10

line the inner surface of the upper and lower eyelids and are reddish in color due to high vascularity

Question 11

ears

Answer 11

normal alignment is 10 degrees.

Question 12

cerumen

Answer 12

earwax

Question 13

epistaxis

Answer 13

bleeding from nose

Question 14

goiter

Answer 14

enlarged thyroid