Head, Face, Neck, & Lymphatics Flashcards
Where does Wharton’s duct enter?
Part of the submandibular gland, ducts to floor of mouth
What is the calvarium?
The scalp
What are palpebral fissures
Space between folds of eye
Down slanted palpebral fissures seen in
down syndrome- trisomy 21
shorter horizontal palpebral fissures seen in
fetal alcohol syndrome
What is the “smile line”, nares to lateral aspects of mouth
Nasolabial folds
Facial droop is diagnostic of stroke to CN_____ on _____ side
CN 7 is compromised on contralateral side
What sinuses are inferior to the orbits?
Maxillary
What sinuses are superior to the eyebrow?
Frontal
What are the characteristics in facies of Down’s Syndrome patients?
Down slanted palpebral fissures Flattened nasal bridge Prominent epicanthal folds Low set ears Large tongue Brushfield spots on the iris
What are the characteristics in facies of Cushing’s Syndrome?
“Moon Facies”
Round face, double chin, increased cheek fat deposits, facial flushing
-leading to cataracts, thin skin, loss of hair, trunk obesity
What are the characteristics in facies of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
Microcephaly
Thin upper lip and smooth philtrum
What are the characteristics in facies of Acromegaly?
Frontal bossing- prominent forehead Coarse Features Prognathism- protruding jaw \+Enlagrement of hands, feet, and head \+Palmar thickening
*consider Paget’s Bone disease as well
What ddx would you consider in parotid enlargement?
Sjogren’s Syndrome (dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis)
Mumps
Chronic Disease (DM, obesity, liver cirrhosis)
Neoplasm- esp if unilateral
A patient has left unilateral erythematous parotid enlargement. Upon palpation it is tender and fluctuates. Pus enters mouth on palpation. What is you diagnoses?
Bacterial suppurative infection
-Most often Staph aureus
tx IV abx, sx if no resolution
-Most common viral is Mumps