SENSORY: MNTS

Question 1

watery, serous fluid containing salts, mucus, and salivary amylase

Answer 1

saliva

Question 2

located behind the mouth and nose, serves as a muscular passage for food and air

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pharynx (throat)

Question 3

upper part of throat

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nasopharynx

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located below the nasopharynx lies the oropharynx

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oropharynx

Question 5

located below the oropharynx

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laryngopharynx

Question 6

(3) bony lobes that project from the nasal cavity increase the surface area that is exposed to incoming air

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superior, middle, and inferior turbinates (conchae)

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vibrissae

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nasal hairs

Question 8

Four pairs of paranasal sinuses are located in the skull

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frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal

Question 9

sinus above the eyes; accessible to examiner

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frontal sinus

Question 10

sinus in the upper jaw; accessible to examiner

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maxillary sinus

Question 11

(2) sinuses located deeper in the skull; not accessible to examiner

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ethmoidal sinus

sphenoidal sinus

Question 12

aphthous stomatitis

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canker sores

Question 13

herpes simplex

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cold sores

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gum disease

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gingivitis

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advance gum disease

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periodontal disease

Correlated with cardiovascular disease

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(2) sinus infections

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acute sinusitis: infection of the sinuses.

chronic sinusitis: the sinuses become inflamed and swollen, but symptoms last 12 weeks or longer even with treatment

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epistaxis

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nosebleeds

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blood dyscrasias

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morbid general state resulting from the presence of abnormal material in the blood

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arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries

Question 20

hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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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

Question 21

idiopathic

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Denoting a disease of unknown cause

Question 22

allergic rhinitis

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Rhinitis associated with hay fever

Question 23

coagulopathy

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A disease affecting the coagulability of the blood

Question 24

thin, watery, clear nasal drainage

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rhinorrhea

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deviated septum

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the nasal septum — the thin wall that separates your right and left nasal passages — is displaced to one side

Question 26

difficulty swallowing

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Dysphagia

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painful swallowing

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odynophagia

Question 28

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;

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Question 29

Malocclusion

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Any deviation from a physiologically acceptable contact of opposing dentitions. Any deviation from an ideal occlusion

Question 30

Grinding the teeth

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bruxism

Question 31

leukoplakia

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thick white patches of cells; Leukoplakia is a precancerous condition.

Question 32

pale around the lips

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circumoral pallor

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cracking in the corners; seen in riboflavin deficiencies

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cheilosis

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scurvy

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vitamin C deficiency

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periodontitis

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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.

Question 36

hyperplasia

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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

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Whitish, curd-like patches that scrape off over reddened mucosa and bleed easily; AKA Candida albicans

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thrush

Question 38

tiny whitish spots that lie over reddened mucosa; early sign of the measles

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Koplik spots

Question 39

brown patches seen inside the cheeks of clients; chronic adrenocortical insufficiency

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Addison disease