Nose, Mouth, Throat

Question 1

What is the septum

Answer 1

Divides the nose into halves

Question 2

How many turbinates are there?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What do simulated mucosal cells do through the nose?

Answer 3

Trap debris

Question 4

What nerve is found in the nose?

Answer 4

CN1 olfactory nerve

Question 5

What are the 2 jobs of turbinates?

Answer 5

Filters, large particles from inhaled air
Warms inhaled air

Question 6

What causes swollen turbinates, and what do they look like?

Answer 6

Allergies cause swollen turbinates, and they are usually Pale and boggy

Question 7

Where is the common site for nose bleeds?

Answer 7

Front of a septum, which contains rich blood supply

Question 8

What area is this called?

Answer 8

Kiesselbach area

Question 9

What is nasal patency?

Answer 9

Examiner includes one there at a time and ask the patient to breathe in or out

Question 10

What body system is affected by poor oral health

Answer 10

The circulatory system

Question 11

Why does bad oral health affect the heart the most?

Answer 11

The bacteria that live in the mouth can enter the bloodstream and affect the heart valves

Question 12

What is another name for nose bleeds?

Answer 12

Epistaxis

Question 13

What’s a good subject of assessment of the mouth?

Answer 13

When was your last dental exam? Does it hurt when you chew?

Question 14

What is proper subjective assessment of the throat?

Answer 14

Do you have difficulty swallowing or do you have sore throat?

Question 15

What piece of equipment do you always need to assess a persons, nose, mouth, and throat?

Answer 15

Gloves

Question 16

Tonsils have a grade of 1-4, what is considered bad?

Answer 16

4

Question 17

When collecting objective data from a nose assessment, what should you do first

Answer 17

Inspect the outer nose first

Question 18

How many pairs of paranasal sinuses are there?

Answer 18

4

Question 19

What are paranasal sinuses?

Answer 19

Frontal -above the eyebrow

Maxillary -below the eyes

Sphenoid -deeper in the skull; not accessible for palpation

Ethmoid -not accessible for palpation

Question 20

What are signs and symptoms of an infected sinus?

Answer 20

Painful palpation of the frontal and maxillary areas

Question 21

What are polyps

Answer 21

Tissue growths

Question 22

What is a perforated septum?

Answer 22

Loss of blood flow from both sides of the septum, causing the cartilage to deteriorate

Question 23

What is herpes Symplex one virus?

Answer 23

Cold sores, very contagious

Question 24

What are painful cracks that corners of the mouth called?

Answer 24

Cheilosis

Question 25

What is leukoplakia?

Answer 25

White patches on tongue, common with smokers

Question 26

What causes a black hairy tongue?

Answer 26

Antibiotic use

Question 27

What causes a smooth, shiny tongue?

Answer 27

B12 deficiency

Question 28

What is another name for thrush?

Answer 28

Candida albicans

Question 29

What is a tonsil stone?

Answer 29

Calcified mass around the tonsils

Question 30

Is edema of the mouth or throat a medical emergency

Answer 30

Yes!

Question 31

What are structures in the external ear?

Answer 31

Auricle
Pinna
Tragus

Question 32

What are structures of the middle ear?

Answer 32

Tympanic membrane
Eustachian tube

Question 33

What are structures of the inner ear?

Answer 33

Cochlea
Vestibule
Semicircular canals

Question 34

What does the Eustachian tube do?

Answer 34

A triangle for ear drainage into the nose and throat

Question 35

What is the whisper test?

Answer 35

Asking the patient to include one ear by pressing on the tragus as the nurse whispers a two syllable word from behind the patient so they cannot read the lips