Nose mouth & throat

Question 1

the 1st step of digestive system

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

A healthy adult should have ___ teeth

Answer 2

32 teeth

Question 3

The 2 sinuses that you can palpate on the face

Answer 3

• frontal

- maxillary

Question 4

For adolescents, the nose is fully developed at ___ years old with men sometimes fully developing at age ___

Answer 4

16 years

18 years old

Question 5

Infants drool bc they haven’t learned to swallow yet. They begin drooling at age ____

Answer 5

3 months

Question 6

Children have ____ temporary teeth and start to lose them at age ____.

Answer 6

20 teeth

age 6.

Question 7

Pregnant females suffer from:

Answer 7

congestion: ^ vascularity
nosebleeds
gum bleeding: all due to ^ vascularity

Question 8

“canker sores” small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unkown cause

Answer 8

Aphthous ulcers

Question 9

White, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection

Answer 9

Candidiasis

Question 10

red, scaling, shallow, painful fissures at corners of mouth

Answer 10

Angular Cheilitis

Question 11

nosebleed, usually from anterior septum

Answer 11

Epistaxis

Question 12

nontender, fibrous nodule of the gum

Answer 12

Epulis

Question 13

chalky, white, thick, raised patch on sides of tongue, precancerous

Answer 13

Leukoplakia

Question 14

inflammation of the throat

Answer 14

pharyngitis

Question 15

smooth, pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity due to chronic allergic rhinitis

Answer 15

Polyp

Question 16

red, swollen inflammation of nasal mucosa

Answer 16

rhinitis

Question 17

what is the most common site of nose bleeds?

Answer 17

Kiesselbach plexus

Question 18

the midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Answer 18

Frenulum

Question 19

the largest salivary gland is located:

Answer 19

within the cheek in front of the ear

Question 20

A 70 year old woman reports dry mouth. the most common cause of this is:

Answer 20

related to medications she may be taking

Question 21

oral malignancies are most likely to develop:

Answer 21

in the mucosal “gutter” under the tongue

Question 22

the tonsils are graded as a 3+. they would be:

Answer 22

touching the uvula

Question 23

The examiner notes small, round, white, shiny papules on the hard palate and gums of a 2-month-old-infant. What is the significance of the finding?

Answer 23

this is a normal finding called Epstein Pearls

Question 24

When assessing the tongue, you should:

Answer 24

palpate the U-shaped area under the tongue

Question 25

Infants & children are at ^ risk for:

Answer 25

• thrush & canker soars, tonsilitis
• throat issues
• tooth decay from prolonged bottle feeding

Question 26

If a sinus infection lasts longer than 7 days & includes fever & acheyness it’s usually a:

Answer 26

bacterial infection

Question 27

Grading Tonsils

Answer 27

1+ visible
2+ between tonsillar pillars & uvula
3+ touching the uvula
4+ touching each other

Question 28

tongue is shiny & thick. Complain of dryness or burning mouth and is associated with iron or vitamin deficiency

Answer 28

Atrophic Glossitis

Question 29

Associated with antibiotics, fungal infection or bacterial infection

Answer 29

Black hairy tongue

- lack of good bacteria on tonue

Question 30

when tongue texture isn’t smooth. (indendented)

Answer 30

fissured tongue

Question 31

infection of tonsils that involves swelling and pain

Answer 31

Tonsillitus

Question 32

infection of throat that usually goes hand in hand with tonsillitus

Answer 32

Pharyngitis

Question 33

infection of throat that usually goes hand in hand with tonsillitus

Answer 33

Pharyngitis

Question 34

Nose functions:

Answer 34

-moisten, warm, filter inhaled air

Question 35

small, whit ulcers that last 1-2 weeks. Also called “Canker sores”

Answer 35

Aphthous Ulcers

Question 36

Oral thrush is called:

Answer 36

Candidiasis

Question 37

form of cancer on side of tongue. Chalky, white, thcih and raised from chronic tobacco use & alcohol

Answer 37

Leukoplakia