NECK AND CERVICAL SPINE: BENIGN VS.ABNORMAL

Question 1

What is it called when your thyroid gland is abnormal?

Answer 1

thyromegaly

Question 2

what is it called when your Jugular venous is enlarged

**this can be seen in people with CHF

Answer 2

Jugular venous distention (JVD)

Question 3

what is it called when the carotid artery is making a vascular murmur sound?

Answer 3

carotid bruit

Question 4

this is referred to the lymph nodes in the back of the neck when they are enlarged

Answer 4

cervical lymphadenopathy

Question 5

in normal conditions the neck is supple but in abnormal conditions it is?

Answer 5

nuchal rigidity (inability to flex the neck forward) (think of nuchal as a fancy word for neck)
meningismus (inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
Limited ROM

Question 6

EXTRA NECK INFO?

Answer 6

VERTEBRAL POINT VS PARASPINAL TENDERNESS