Head/Eyes

Question 1

Atraumatic; Normocephalic

Answer 1

ATNC; Normal external head inspection

Question 2

Battle’s Sign

Answer 2

Bruising behind the ears, indicative of a basilar skull fracture

Question 3

Cephalgia

Answer 3

Headache

Question 4

Encephalopathy

Answer 4

Disease of the brain

Question 5

Facial angioedema

Answer 5

Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction

Question 6

Fontanel

Answer 6

Anatomical feature of an infant’s skull, the “soft spot”

Question 7

Frontal

Answer 7

The forehead and the anterior top of the skull

Question 8

Meningitis

Answer 8

Infection of the meninges, the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord

Question 9

Occipital/Occiput

Answer 9

Thee most posterior part of the skull, the back of the head

Question 10

Parietal

Answer 10

Location across the posterior top of the skull

Question 11

Raccoon

Answer 11

Bruising around the eyes, indicative of a basilar skull fracture

Question 12

Sinusitis

Answer 12

Infection of the sinuses, usually causing sinus pressure

Question 13

Temporal

Answer 13

The sides of the head, near the temples

Question 14

Aniscoria

Answer 14

Unequal diameter of pupils

Question 15

Conjunctiva

Answer 15

Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid

Question 16

Conjunctival Exudate

Answer 16

Pus in the eyes

Question 17

Cornea

Answer 17

Transparent frontal aspect of the eye, covering both the iris and pupil

Question 18

Diploplia

Answer 18

Diagnosis of double vision

Question 19

EOMI

Answer 19

Extra ocular muscles intact

Question 20

Flouresceine Uptake

Answer 20

Orange/yellow eyedrops used to detect corneal lesions, abrasions, or foreign bodies

Question 21

Fundoscopic exam

Answer 21

The use of an ophthalmoscope to look through the pupil and examine the interior surface of the posterior eye

Question 22

Fundus of the eye

Answer 22

Interior surface of the eye

Question 23

Hyphema

Answer 23

Blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, as seen during the funduscopic exam

Question 24

Lacrimal

Answer 24

Referring to tears

Question 25

Nystagmus

Answer 25

Involuntary “shaking” eye movements, rather than normal continuous smooth motion

Question 26

Ophthalmalgia

Answer 26

Pain in the eye

Question 27

Pale conjunctiva

Answer 27

Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia

Question 28

Papilledema

Answer 28

Swelling of the optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure, seen fundoscopically

Question 29

Periorbital ecchymosis

Answer 29

Bruising around the eyes, indicative of trauma

Question 30

Photophobia

Answer 30

Light sensitivity

Question 31

Sclera

Answer 31

Dense, fibrous opaque outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea

Question 32

Stye/Hordeolum

Answer 32

Small infected bump on the eyelid, usually in between the eyelash hairs

Question 33

Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Answer 33

Blood in the white part of the eye

Question 34

Sunken eyes

Answer 34

Sign of dehydration