Nose, Mouth And Throat Flashcards

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What is the first part of the respiratory system? What is its function?

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Nose
-warms, moistens and filters inhaled air
-organ of smell

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2
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The nose is innerverted by

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Cranial nerve I

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3
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Externally the nose is shaped like a triangle, what does it consist of?

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-bride
-tip
-two nares
-columella that divides the nares
-two alae (wings at each side of nose)

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4
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Internal the nose extends into

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The nasal cavity
-back over the roof of the mouth

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5
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What lines the cavity’s anterior edge to filter coarse matter from inhaled hair

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Nasal hairs

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6
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What do ciliated mucus membranes do?

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Line the rest of the cavity and filter dust and bacteria

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Nasal mucosa

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Has a rich blood supply, which warms inhaled air and is redder than the oral mucosa

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8
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Septum divides

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The nasal cavity into two air passages

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9
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Anterior septum holds

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Kiesselbachs plexus
-most common site of nose bleeds

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10
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The superior, middle and inferior turbinates

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Bony projections that help warm, humidify and filter inhaled air

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11
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Under each turbinate is a

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Meatus

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12
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The sinuses drain into the

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Middle meatus

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13
Q

The nasolacrimal ducts drain into the

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Inferior meatus

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14
Q

Paranasal sinsues

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Are filled pockets in the cranium
-lighten the weight of the skull
-sound resonators
-provide mucus

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15
Q

What two sinuses are accessible to examination

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Frontal and maxillary sinuses

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16
Q

What sinuses are unable to examine

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Ethmoid and sphenoid

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17
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Oral cavity includes

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Tongue, 32 teeth, gums, uvula, salivary glands

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18
Q

Three salivary glands

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Parotid, submandibular, sublingual

19
Q

Oropharynx

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Separated from mouth by folds of tissues on each side (anterior tonsillar pillars)

20
Q

Behind the anterior tonsillar pillars are

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The tonsils
-masses of lymphoid tissue

21
Q

Nasopharynx is continuous with

A

The oropharynx

22
Q

Nasopharynx contains

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Pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids) and Eustachian tube openings

23
Q

Developmental changes of children

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-By 2 1/2 years children have 20 deciduous teeth
-lost between 6 and 12 replaced by permanent teeth

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Developmental changes : pregnant women

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Nasal stuffiness and epistaxis, gums may also be hyperaemic and softened

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Developmental changes: older adults
Loss of subcutaneous fat may make the nose appear more prominent -decreased sense of smell, taste -tooth loss (risk of nutritional deficits)
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Subjective data needed about nose
-nasal discharge -frequent colds, URT infections -sinus pain -trauma -nosebleeds -allergies -altered sense of smell
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Subjective data about mouth and throat
-sores lesions in mouth tongue or gums -sore throat -bleeding gums -toothache -sugar consumption -teeth grinding -hoarseness -dysphasia -sense of taste -smoking or alcohol
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How many permanent teeth do adults have
32
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Strophic tissues ___ easily, increasing older adults risk for
Ulcerate easily -thrush or candidiasis
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Malocclusion
If tooth loss occurs the remains teeth drift causing upper or lower incisors to protrude
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What ethnic group has a higher occurrence of cell lip and combine clef palate?
Indigenous people
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What is leukoedema? And what ethnic group is it most found in?
A greyish white benign lesion occurring on baccalaureate mucosa -African descent
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Epistaxis
Nosebleeds
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Allergic rhinitis
Seasonal allergies
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Epstein pearls
Normal finding in newborns and infants -small retention cysts and disappear in first few weeks
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Angular cheilitis
Scaling and painful fissures at corner of the mouth occur with excess salivation and candida infection
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Epulitis
Gum overgrowth of teeth
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Infants and children are obligatory
Nose breathers -may need surgical procedure as this is IMPORTANT
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Milia
Little white dots normally found on infants
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All baby teeth by…
2 1/2
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Haven’t lost all teeth by…. Dentist pulls them out
13
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What accompanies OA mouth changes
Malnutrition -as eating becomes less inviting
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Acute assessment
-nosebleed -trauma -difficulty swallowing -throat swelling -jaw pain
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Transillumination
Shining a light so it shines up underneath the eyebrow -illuminates the sinus cavity Shine on face, open mouth, shines through the mouth 768586587ui