Test 2 (General & All Head and Neck)

Question 1

acromegaly

Answer 1

a growth disorder associated with the pituitary tumor

Question 2

afebrile

Answer 2

without fever, denoting apyrexia; having a normal body temperature (36C-38C/97F-100.4F rectal).

Question 3

body mass index

Answer 3

a parameter used to provide guidance regarding the appropriateness of weight for height

Question 4

failure to thrive

Answer 4

a sign defined by growth in an infant or child below the 3rd or 5th percentiles on growth chart

Question 5

febrile

Answer 5

denoting or relating to fever (Temp greater or equal to 100.4F or 38C rectal)

Question 6

gestational age

Answer 6

an indicator of a new born’s maturity

Question 7

head circumference

Answer 7

a measurement that should be obtained on each visit until a child reaches 2 years of age

Question 8

hypertensive

Answer 8

marked by an increased blood pressure. This is used to denote a person suffering from high blood pressure

Question 9

hydrocephalus

Answer 9

a condition that results from excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain or ventricular system

Question 10

hypotensive

Answer 10

characterized by low blood pressure or causing reduction in blood pressure

Question 11

normotensive

Answer 11

indicating a normal arterial blood pressure

Question 12

orthostatic hypotension

Answer 12

hypotension occurring when a person assumes an erect position. Systolic blood pressure decrease of at least 20 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mmHg with a reflex increase in heart rate within three minutes of standing

Question 13

pulse pressure

Answer 13

the variation in blood pressure occurring in an artery during the cardiac cycle; it is the difference between the systolic, or maximum, and diastolic (or minimum, pressures. A reading of 30-50 is considered normal range

Question 14

respiratory rate (normal)

Answer 14

in adults 12-20 breaths per minute

Question 15

alopecia

Answer 15

hair loss

Question 16

angular cheilosis

Answer 16

reddish inflamation of the lip or lips and production of fissures that radiate from the angles of the mouth

Question 17

anosmia

Answer 17

absence of the sense of smell. It may be due to lesion of the olfactory nerve, obstruction of the nasal fossae, or functional, without any apparent causative lesion.

Question 18

caries

Answer 18

microbial destruction or nectrosis of teeth

Question 19

cerumen

Answer 19

the soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion (a modified sebum) of the ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus.

Question 20

cheilitis

Answer 20

inflammation and cracking of the lips

Question 21

cholesteatoma

Answer 21

a mass of keratinizing squamous epithelium and cholesterol in the middle ear, usually caused by chronic otitis media, with squamous metaplasia or extension of squamous epithelium inward to line an expanding cystic cavity that may involve the masoid and erode surrounding bone.

Question 22

epistaxis

Answer 22

bleeding from the nose

Question 23

epstein pears

Answer 23

multiple small, white, epithelial inclusion cysts found in the mid-line of the plate in newborn infants

Question 24

fordyce spots

Answer 24

ectopic sebaceous glands of the buccal mucosa appearing as small yellow-white raised lesions found on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips

Question 25

frenulum

Answer 25

small fold of tissue that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Question 26

gingivitis

Answer 26

inflammation of the gingiva (gums)

Question 27

koplik’s spots

Answer 27

small red spots with bluish-white centers on the buccal mucosa opposite the molar teeth appearing in the prodromal stage of measles

Question 28

leukoplakia

Answer 28

circumscribed, firmly attached, thick white patches on the tongue and other rmucous membranes, often occurring as precancerous growth. Often this is associated with pipe smoking and snuff.

Question 29

oropharync

Answer 29

area of the throat that is located between the mouth and nasopharynx

Question 30

otitis externa

Answer 30

inflammation of the external auditory canal, usually due to bacterial or fungal infection; swimming, cerumen accumulation, foreign body, and trauma may all be predisposing factors

Question 31

otitis media

Answer 31

inflammation/ infection of the middle ear, or tympanum

Question 32

peritonsillar abscess

Answer 32

deep infection in the space between the soft palate and tonsil

Question 33

pharyngitis

Answer 33

inflammation/infection of the mucous membrane and underlying parts of the pharynx

Question 34

presbycusis

Answer 34

the impairment of hearing due to aging

Question 35

rhinitis

Answer 35

inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 36

rhinorrhea

Answer 36

a thin watery discharge from the nose

Question 37

tinnitus

Answer 37

an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, or clicking

Question 38

tophi

Answer 38

small, whitish uric acid crystals along the peripheral margins of the auricles in persons who may have gout

Question 39

torus mandibularis

Answer 39

a bony protuberance on the lingual aspect of the lower jaw in the canine-premolar region

Question 40

torus palatinus

Answer 40

a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate

Question 41

tympanosclerosis

Answer 41

the formation of dense connective tissue in the middle ear, often resulting in hearing loss when the ossicles are involved