Head & Face (10)

Question 1

1. Inspect head /skull for

Answer 1

size

Question 2

2. Inspect face for

Answer 2

symmetry
involuntary movement

Question 3

3. Test facial cranial nerve

Answer 3

Can I ask you to smile
Can you raise your eyebrows

Question 4

4. Inspect facial skin for

Answer 4

hair distribution
lesions

Question 5

5. Inspect hair for

Answer 5

color
quantity
distribution

Question 6

6. Inspect scalp for

Answer 6

scaliness
lesions

Question 7

7. Palpate head/skull for

Answer 7

lumps

Question 8

8. Inspect area just anterior to ear /TMJ for

Answer 8

swelling

Question 9

9. Palpate Temporomandibular joint/TMJ for

Answer 9

tenderness
swelling

Question 10

10. Test temporomandibular joint/TMJ ROM observing for

Answer 10

pain
crepitation
limited motion
can I ask you to open and close your mouth
stick out your lower jaw
move the lower jaw side to side