Words to Know Exam 2

Question 1

Submandibular glands

Answer 1

located inferior to the mandible, underneath the base of the tongue.

Question 2

tonsil grading

Answer 2

• 0 absent, 1+ normal, 2+ 3+ 4+ abnormal

Question 3

keisselbach Plexus

Answer 3

The front of the nasal septum contains a rich supply of blood vessels and is a common site for nosebleeds

Question 4

a fissured tongue

Answer 4

the finding of multiple small furrows or grooves on the dorsal (top) surface of the tongue. These fissures can be shallow or deep, single or multiple. Often there is a prominent fissure in the center of the tongue.

Question 5

What does sinus tenderness mean?

Answer 5

occurs when the membranes that line your nasal passages become irritated or inflamed.

Question 6

tympanic membrane

Answer 6

ear drum

Question 7

conductive hearing

Answer 7

Caused by something that stops sound getting through the outer or middle ear

Question 8

sensorineural hearing

Answer 8

Occurs when there is a problem in the way the inner ear or hearing nerve works

Question 9

rods and cones

Question 10

upper, outer quadrant of the breast

Question 11

gynecomastia

Question 12

arterial insufficiency

Question 13

venous insufficiency

Question 14

Trendelenburg test

Question 15

Cover test detects

Answer 15

deviation in alignment or strength and slight deviations in eye movement/interrupting fusion reflex that normally keeps eyes parallel

Question 16

Cover test procedure

Answer 16

ask client to stare straight ahead, cover one eye w/ opaque card, observe uncovered eye for movement, then remove and observe that eye’s movement. repeat w/ opposite eye. no movement in uncovered = normal, whichever eye moves is not normal