Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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Where do most head and neck cancers begin
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Moist tissues that line the mouth, nose, and throat
2
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What joint do we palpate on the head and face, looking for tenderness?
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TMJ
3
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Which glands do you palpate on the head and face
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Parotid glands and submandibular glands
4
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What is it called when the pupils are less than 2mm
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Miosis (Constricted)
5
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What is it called when pupils are >6mm?
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Mydriasis (dialated)
6
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What is the eye motion going internally and upwards?
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Intorsion
7
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What is the eye motion going externally and upwards?
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Extorsion
8
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What structures connect to the tear sac?
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Puncta–>canaliculi–>tear sac–> nasolacrimal duct
9
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When a light is shined in one eye, both pupils constrict. What is this reflex called?
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Pupilary light reflex
10
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What is the pathway of light through the eye
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Cornea–>anterior chamber –> pupil –> lens –> vitreous humor –> retina –> optic nerve
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11
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What is the middle layer of the eye that is vascular and provides nourishment to the eye?
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Choroid
12
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What structure senses light through rods and cones
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retina
13
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What is the head of the optic nerve, where optic nerve fibers exit the eye?
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Optic disc
14
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What is the center of the optic disc and how much space does it take up?
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Physiologic cup, 30% of the diamater of the disc
15
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What structure is temporal and inferior to the disc, containing fovea in the center?
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The macula (contains only cones)
16
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What photoreceptors detect motion and night vision
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rods
17
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Images on the retina are what direction?
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Upside down and reversed L to R
18
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What does OD mean vs OS vs OU
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Right eye vs Left eye vs both eyes
19
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What is an absense of refractive error known as
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emmetropia
Good vision- no nearsided/farsighted
20
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When light is focused posterior to the retina, what is this called?
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Hyperopia
difficulty seeing close
21
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When light is focused anterior to the retina, what is this called?
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Myopia
nearsidedness
cant see far
22
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When light is not uniformly focused in all directions because a cornea is not perfectly spherical, what is this?
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Astigmatism
23
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What is it called when near vision decreases progressively as a result of decrease in the eye’s ability to accomodate?
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Presbyopia
24
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Which nerve tests visual fields (i.e. peripheral vision)
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CN 2 (optic)
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What does CN 2 (optic) nerve test?
Peripheral
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What is an area of depressed vision?
Scotoma
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What is the blind spot known as/ what broader category does it fall into?
A scotoma (an area of depressed vision)
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What is loss of peripheral vision with retention of central vision called?
tunnel vision
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What disorder causes symptoms of a loss of peripheral vision with retention of central vision
Glaucoma
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Which cranial nerves innervate the extra ocular muscles to create eye movement
CN 3, 4, 6
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What is the vision condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements?
Nystagmus
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When you shine a light onto both eyes and check a reflection, what is this called? (reflex)
Corneal-light reflex
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Which reflex can you use to check for eye alignment or disconjugate gaze
Corneal light reflex
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What is another term for eye alignment
esotropia
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what is another term for a disconjugate gaze
exotropia
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Which muscle and nerve move the eye laterally?
The Lateral rectus, innervated by CN 6 (abducens)
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Which eye muscle and nerve move the eye down when looking towards the nose?
Superior oblique muscle, innervated by the trochlear nerve ( CN 4)
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Which nerve innervates the inferior oblique and medial rectus?
CN 3, occulomotor
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Which nerve raises the eye lid and mediates pupillary constriction
CN 3 (oculomotor)
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When there is nonalignment of the eye, where the object being observed is not projected simultaneously on the fovea, what is this called?
Strabismus (tropia)
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When the eye is deviated nasally (cross eyed) what is this called?
Esotropia
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When the eye is deviated temporally (wall-eyed) what is this called?
Exotropia
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What is a deviation of the eye upwards called?
Hypertropia
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What is a deviation of the eye downwards called?
Hypotropia
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What is dislopia?
a visual disturbance that causes a person to see two images of the same object instead of one
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What is a visual disturbance that causes a person to see two images of the same object instead of one?
Dislopia
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What is the loss of visual acuity secondary to suppression?
Ambylopia (lazy eye)
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What is the removal of the entire globe of the eye?
Enucleation
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What is the drooping of the eyelid known as?
Blepharoptosis (or ptosis)
50
Paralysis of eye muscles is also known as what?
ophthalmoplegia
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Which syndrome is known as progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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Patients who have kearns-sayre syndrome frequently have what other symptoms?
Deafness, short in stature, arch of brows ( secondary to the ptosis and ophthalmoplegia ( paralysis of eye muscles))
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What is the condition where there is an inability to close the eyelids completely?
Lagophthalmos
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What is a turning inwards of the eyelid margin called?
Entropion
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What is a turning outwards of the eyelid called?
Ectropion
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What type of a fracture causes raccoon eyes?
Basilar scull fracture
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What is a buildup of yellow plaques of fat around the eyes called?
Xanthelasma
underlying cause is hypolipidemia
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A granulomatous reaction to thickened secretions of the meibomian glands in the eyelid causes what?
Chalazion
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A chalazoin is caused by a dysfunction in which glands
the meibomian glands
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What is another term for a stye
Acute external hordeolum
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Chronic inflamation of the eyelid margins is known as what
Blepharitis
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What is tearing known as
epiphora
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What eye symptom accompanies hyperthyroidism
proptosis and lacrimal gland enlargement
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What eye disorder is seen in patients who have graves disease
exophthalmos
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Exophthalmos is associated with which disease
grave's disease
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Inflammation of the lower lacrimal passages is known as what
dacryocystitis (most of the time comes from a lacrimal duct problem)
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What is the most common eye disease in the western hemisphere
conjunctavitis
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Where is a blue sclera seen
in osteogenesis imperfecta
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Which cranial nerve does the corneal reflex test
CN 5 for sensory, CN 7 for motor
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What does PERRLA stand for
Pupils equal round reactive to light and accomodation
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What is the constriction that occurs when eyes follow the finger towards the nose looking cross eyed?
Accomodation
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What is the medical name for pupils being different sizes
Anisocoria
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Light impulses travel away from the pupil via afferent signals because of which cranial nerve
CN 2
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What is pupilary enlarement called
mydriasis
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What is pupilary constriction called
miosis
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A pupil that is constricted to 1 to 2 mm that reacts to accommodation but is nonreactive to light is called
argyll robertson pupil
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What type of a pupil occurs in neurosyphilis
Argyll robertson pupil
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The inability to perspire normally in the pupil is known as what?
Anhidrosis
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A pupil dilated 3 to 6 mm that constricts little in response to light and accommodation is known as what
adies tonic pupil
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What is inflammation of the iris known as
iritis or iridocyclitis (iris and cilliary body inflammed)
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What is the transient loss of vision in one or both eyes due to lack of blood flow in the retina?
Amaurosis fugax
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What is the leading cause of blindness in americans aged 20 to 75?
Diabetic retinopathy
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A retinal examination that reveals pallor and increasing size of the optic cup is consistant with which disease?
Open-angle glaucoma
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Which intraocular pressure is associated with open angle glaucoma?
>21mm
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An obstruction to the drainage of the aqueous humor at the canal of schlemm is what?
narrow-angle glaucoma
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Swelling of the optic disc is what?
Papilledema
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What part of the ear do you pull on for the tug test?
The lobule
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Which 2 bones can you normally see in a normal ear exam?
malleus and incus
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If the tympanic membrane is diffusely red and the light reflex is lost, what disorder is occurring?
Otitis media (middle ear infection)
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Which test do you use to test for acute otitis media
pneumatic otoscopy
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When you rub your fingers together next to the patient's ears, what test is this?
Whisper or finger rub test
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Which cranial nerve detects for a sensorineural hearing loss?
CN 8
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What type of hearing loss does weber's test for
Conductive hearing loss
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What is the main cause of conductive hearing loss in individuals 15-50?
Otosclerosis
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Which mineral is missing to cause otosclerosis
flouride
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Which disease is typically caused by the insertion of ventelation tubes and has calcification in the tympanic membrane?
tympanosclerosis
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What is another name for wax in the ears
cerumen (wax)
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Which bacteria causes acute otitis externa
pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What is severe ear pain called
otalgia
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Swimmer's ear is a form of what
otitis externa
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A localized form of external otitis, associated with acute viral upper resperatory infection is what
bullous myringitis
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What is a benign or slow growing cyst that develops in the middle ear or mastoid bone called?
Cholesteatoma
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What occurs with the sensation of "plugged ears" commonly
Serous otitis media
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Pain behind the ear that accompanies a fever is known as what
mastoiditis
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There are 3 what in the nose (inferior, middle, and superior)
turbinates or conchae
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Inferior to each turbinate is an opening known as the paranasal sinus; what is each opening known as?
meatus
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What duct empties into the inferior meatus
nasolacrimal duct
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The middle meatus below the middle turbinate contains the openings of which sinuses
the frontal, maxillary, and anterior ethmoid
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What sinus drains into the superior meatus
posterior ethmoid sinus
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Which region is located between the nasal septum and superior turbinate
olfactory region
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The nerve supply to the internal area of the nose is from the branches of which nerve
Trigeminal ( 5)
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The olfactory epithelium is supported by which nerve
1 (olfactory)
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The nerve fibers from the olfactory nerve pierce which structure to the brain
cribiform plate to olfactory bulb to brain
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The blood supply in the nose comes from which arteries
internal and external carotid
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The blood vessils of the anterior nasal septum meet at the mmucocutaneous junction, known as what
little's area
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Little's area is also known as what
The Mucocutaneous junction
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Which area is commonly responsible for epistaxis?
Little's area (mucocutaneous junction)
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What is a nosebleed known as
epistaxis
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Which turbinates can you see upon inspection of the nose?
Middle and inferior
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What is loss of smell
anosmia
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Which nerve is used for smell
olfactory (1)
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Which paranasal sinus is not visible frontally
sphenoid sinus
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A common condition where there is prominent hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose is known as what
rhinophyma
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What is dry mouth known as
xerostomia
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What is bad breath known as
halitosis
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What covers the tooth and is most highly calcified tissue in the body
enamel
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What is the bulk of the tooth made up of
dentin
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The pulp of teeth contain branches of which nerve
Trigeminal nerve
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What covers the root of the tooth and attaches it to bone
cementum
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What is the largest salivary gland and what innervates it?
Parotid gland, Facial nerve (7) through it
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What is the gland that sits below and infront of the angle of the mandible
Submandibular gland
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What is the smallest salivary gland, on the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue?
Sublingual salivary gland
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What is above the soft palate, posterior to the nasal cavity?
Nasopharynx
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The posterolateral wall of the nasopharynx is the opening of what
eustacian tube
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What is below the soft palate, behind the mouth, superior to the hyoid bone?
oropharynx
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What is below the oropharynx, ending at the level of the cricoid cartilage?
hypopharynx or laropharynx
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What protects the airway during swallowing, attached above the larynx?
Epiglottis
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What type of cartilage is the area for attachment of the vocal cords
arytenoid cartylage
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What type of cartilage makes the adam's apple
Thyroid cartilage
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What is the name for hoarseness
dysphonia
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Your tongue moves to the side and down because of which nerve dysfunction?
Facial nerve
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What bacteria is the most common cause of strep pharyngitis
Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
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What disease causes multiple telangiectatic lesions on the tongue
osler-weber-rendu syndrome
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What does osler-weber-rendu syndrome cause
telangiecatic lesions
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Harmartomatous gastrointestinal polyps are caused from which syndrome
peutz-jeghers syndrome
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What does the linchen planus buccal mucosa appear as (pattern)
reticulated or lacelike
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What are precancerous white plaques on cheeks, gingevia, and tongue called?
leukoplakia
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What is thick and white and looks like thresh but can't be scraped from the tongue?
leukoplakia
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What condition typically emerges in patients taking phenytoin
Gingival hypertorphy
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Gingival hypertrophy occurs in patients taking which drugs
phenytoin (anti-seizure)
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A geographic tongue has what kind of a pattern
a maplike apperance
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What is a large mucous retention cyst on the floor of the mouth in association with the submandibular and sublingual glands?
Ranula
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What is commonly seen in association
with infective endocarditis,
leukemia, oral sex, and viral
infections such as infectious
mononucleosis
Palatal petechiae
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What is an overgrowth of the palatine bone called
torus palatinus
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a superficial inflammatory condition of the angles of the mouth often with fissuring that is caused especially by infection or avitaminosis.
Angular chelitis or perlèche
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What makes up the anterior triangle of the neck
sternocleidomastoid, mandible, midline of neck
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What makes up the posterior triangle of the neck
Sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, anterior scalane
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Which lymph nodes drain the ear, scalp, and skin?
anterior auricular (pre-auricular)
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Which lymph nodes drain the throat, tonsils, oropharynx, and thyroid and tongue?
Anterior cervical
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What lymph nodes drain the back of the scull, scalp, and neck
posterior cervical
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What lymph nodes drain the floor of the mouth
the submandibular
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What lymph nodes drain the teeth
submental
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What lymph nodes drain the thorax
supraclavicular
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What lymph nodes drain the tonsils and posterior pharynx
Tonsillar
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What is the most common endocrine cancer
thyroid cancer
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A soft thyroid enlargement is associate with which disease
Graves (may have bruit)
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A firm thyroid enlargement is associated with which disease
Hashimoto's thyroiditis, malignancy
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What disease is associated with tachychardia, increased systolic and decreased diastolic pressure, warm and smooth skin, and tremor in muscle weakness
hyperthyroidism
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What condition is associated with dry skin, hypothermia, bradychardia, decreased systolic and increased diastolic pressure
hypothyroidism
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Which vein does JVP measure
Internal jugular vein
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The Internal jugular is in direct contact with which part of the heart
the right atrium
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The internal jugular functions as what type of a measure
manometer (measure pressure of central venous pressure)
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The angle of louis is known as what
sternal-manubrium junction
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Farsidedness (short eye) is known as
hyperopia
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Nearsidedness ( long eye) is known as
myopia
