SENSORY: MNTS Flashcards
watery, serous fluid containing salts, mucus, and salivary amylase
saliva
located behind the mouth and nose, serves as a muscular passage for food and air
pharynx (throat)
upper part of throat
nasopharynx
located below the nasopharynx lies the oropharynx
oropharynx
located below the oropharynx
laryngopharynx
(3) bony lobes that project from the nasal cavity increase the surface area that is exposed to incoming air
superior, middle, and inferior turbinates (conchae)
vibrissae
nasal hairs
Four pairs of paranasal sinuses are located in the skull
frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal
sinus above the eyes; accessible to examiner
frontal sinus
sinus in the upper jaw; accessible to examiner
maxillary sinus
(2) sinuses located deeper in the skull; not accessible to examiner
ethmoidal sinus
sphenoidal sinus
aphthous stomatitis
canker sores
herpes simplex
cold sores
gum disease
gingivitis
advance gum disease
periodontal disease
Correlated with cardiovascular disease
(2) sinus infections
acute sinusitis: infection of the sinuses.
chronic sinusitis: the sinuses become inflamed and swollen, but symptoms last 12 weeks or longer even with treatment
epistaxis
nosebleeds
blood dyscrasias
morbid general state resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood
arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Disease with onset usually after puberty, marked by multiple small telangiectases and dilated venules that develop slowly on the skin and mucous membranes; the face, lips, tongue, nasopharynx, and intestinal mucosa are frequent sites, and recurrent bleeding may occur
idiopathic
Denoting a disease of unknown cause
allergic rhinitis
Rhinitis associated with hay fever
coagulopathy
A disease affecting the coagulability of the blood
thin, watery, clear nasal drainage
rhinorrhea
deviated septum
the nasal septum — the thin wall that separates your right and left nasal passages — is displaced to one side
difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
painful swallowing
odynophagia
A syndrome of chronic or recurrent epigastric or retrosternal pain, accompanied by varying degrees of belching, nausea, cough, or hoarseness, due to reflux of acid gastric juice into the lower esophagus;
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Malocclusion
Any deviation from a physiologically acceptable contact of opposing dentitions.
Any deviation from an ideal occlusion
Grinding the teeth
bruxism
leukoplakia
thick white patches of cells; Leukoplakia is a precancerous condition.
pale around the lips
circumoral pallor
cracking in the corners; seen in riboflavin deficiencies
cheilosis
scurvy
vitamin C deficiency
periodontitis
A chronic inflammatory disease of the periodontium occurring in response to bacterial plaque on the adjacent teeth; characterized by gingivitis, destruction of the alveolar bone and periodontal ligament, apical migration of the epithelial attachment resulting in the formation of periodontal pockets, and, ultimately, loosening and exfoliation of the teeth.
hyperplasia
Enlarged reddened gums; An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ, excluding tumor formation, whereby the bulk of the part or organ may be increased
Whitish, curd-like patches that scrape off over reddened mucosa and bleed easily; AKA Candida albicans
thrush
tiny whitish spots that lie over reddened mucosa; early sign of the measles
Koplik spots
brown patches seen inside the cheeks of clients; chronic adrenocortical insufficiency
Addison disease
