What are the two subsections of the skull?

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It houses and protects the brain and major sensory organs.

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The eight bones of cranium.

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Immovable sutures of the cranial bones in adult clients

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It give shape to the face

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What are the 14 bones of the facial?

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The only facial move that is movable.

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A major artery that is located between the eye and top of the ear.

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Glands that are located on each side of the face, anterior, and inferior to the ears and behind the mandible.

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Glands that are located inferior to the mandible, underneath the base of the tongue.

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The structure of the neck is composed of (a)  

Two of the paired muscles that allow movement and provide support to the head and neck

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It rotates and flexes the head

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It extend the head and moves the shoulders

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It is responsible for muscle movement that permits shrugging of the shoulders by the trapezius muscles and turning the head against resistance by the sternomastoid muscles

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These are located in the posterior neck and support the cranium

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Vertebra prominens which can easily be palpated when the neck is flexed.

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These are located bilaterally, parallel, and anterior to the sternomastoid muscles

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It lies diagonally over the surface

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It is the largest endocrine gland in the body

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It produces thyroid hormones that increase the metabolic rate of most body cells.

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It is the first upper tracheal ring that has a small bone.

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It is larger and located just above the cricoid cartilage.

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It is attached to the tongue, lies above the thyroid cartilage and under the mandible.

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Filter lymph which is a clear substance composed mostly of excess tissue fluid after the lymphatic vessels collect it but before it returns to the vascular system.

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Lymph nodes produces (a)   as a defense against invasion by foreign substances.

Most size of lymph nodes

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Most common head and neck lymph nodes

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Occurs with or after a cold or acute sinusitis or acute febrile illness with purulent discharge from nose.

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May occur in one area of face or along eyebrow ridge and below the cheek bone

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Lasts until associated condition is improved

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May be moderately severe; not debilitating

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Pain worse with sudden movements of the head, bending forward; in the morning (due to mucus collecting and draining all night); or with sudden temperature changes

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Associated with other symptoms of sinusitis, such as nasal drainage and congestion, fever, and foul-smelling breath

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Has a sudden onset; may be precipitated by ingesting alcohol

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Localized in the eye and orbit and radiating to the facial and temporal regions

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Typically occurs in the late evening or night

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Intense headache

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Movement or walking back and forth may relieve the discomfort

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Occur more in young males

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May have prodromal stage; may be precipitated by emotional disturbances, anxiety, or ingestion of alcohol, cheese, chocolate, or other foods and substance to which client is sensitive

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Located around eyes, temples, cheeks, or forehead; may affect only one side of the face

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Headache lasts up to 3 days.

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Headache throbbing, severe

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Rest may bring relief

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Occur more often in women

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No prodromal stage; may occur with stress, anxiety, or depression

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Headache lasts days, months, or years

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Headache: Aching

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Usually located in the frontal, temporal, or occipital region

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Symptomatic relief may be obtained by local heat, massage, analgesic, anti-depressants, and muscle relaxants

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Affect women more often than men

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No prodromal stage; may be aggravated by coughing, sneezing, or sudden movements of the head

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Varies with location of tumor

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Commonly occurs in the morning and lasts for several hours

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Usually subsides later in the day

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It occurs in about 6 of every 100,00 adults and is cause by increased production of growth hormone after the skeleton and other organs growing

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It often due to a non-cancerous tumor of the pituitary gland and is also seen in Paget's disease

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It may be present with a moon-shaped face with reddened cheeks and increased facial hair

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It may be present with a moon-shaped face with reddened cheeks and increased facial hair

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A tightened-hard face with thinning facial skin

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Exophthalmus is seen

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It usually begins suddenly and reaches a peak within 48 hours.

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Symptoms may include twitching, weakness, paralysis, drooping eyelid or corner of the mouth, drooling, dry eye, dry mouth, decreased ability to taste, eye tearing, facial distortion.

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One-sided facial paralysis

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It connects both lobes and lies anterior to trachea.

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It is covered by sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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It is normally non-palpable but becomes palpable and inflamed with infection

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It is an enlarged thyroid gland that may appear as a large swelling at the base of the neck that the client may notice when shaving or putting on cosmetics

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The client with this may have a tight feeling in the throat, cough, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, or a hoarse voice

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(tic douloureux) is manifested by sharp, shooting, piercing facial pains that last from seconds to minutes. Pain occurs over the divisions of the fifth trigeminal cranial nerve (the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular areas).

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Signs and symptoms of early stages of hypothyroidism include

If hypothyroidism is not treated the client may develop later symptoms as follows

Symptoms of hyperthyroidism include

An abnormally small head

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Enumerate the steps for assessment of head and neck

Normal findings for inspecting the head

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Head is symmetric, round, erect, and in midline and appropriately related to body size

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Abnormal findings for inspecting head

The skull and facial bones are larger and thicker in (a)  

Abnormal findings for inspecting head

Acorn-shaped, enlarged skull bones are seen in (a)   of the bone.

Abnormal findings for inspecting head

An involuntary nodding movement may be seen in patients with (a)  

Normal findings for inspecting the head

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These are ideal places to check facial features for symmetry.

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In older clients, (a)   are prominent because subcutaneous fat decreases with age.

Drooping, weakness, or paralysis on one side of the face may also result from a neurologic condition known as

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“mask-like” face marks

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A “sunken” face with depressed eyes and hollow cheeks is typical of

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A pale, swollen face may result from (a)  

It is located between the top of the ear and the eye

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Abnormal or Normal

The temporal artery is elastic and not tender.

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Abnormal or Normal

The temporal artery is hard, thick, and tender with inflammation, as seen with temporal arteritis (inflammation of the temporal arteries that may lead to blindness).

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Limited range of motion, swelling, tenderness, or crepitation may indicate

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When assessing TMJ syndrome, be sure to explore the client’s history of

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In older clients, it may increase because of kyphosis of the spine.

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Fat may accumulate around the cervical vertebrae (especially in women).

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A stiff neck is often a late symptom seen in

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Arch-shaped bone that does not articulate directly with any other bone; located high in anterior neck

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Under the hyoid bone; the area that widens at the top of the trachea, also known as the “Adam’s apple

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Smaller upper tracheal ring under the thyroid cartilage

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To palpate the thyroid, use a (a)   approach

A (a)   sound auscultated over the thyroid lobes is often heard in hyperthyroidism because of an increase in blood flow through the thyroid arteries.

Lymph node in front of the ear

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Lymph node behind of the ear

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Lymph node at the posterior base of the skull

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Lymph node at the angle of the mandible on the anterior edge of the sternomastoid muscle

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Lymph node located on the medial border of the mandible

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Lymph node which are a few centimeters behind the tip of the mandible

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Lymph node in the area superficial to the sternomastoid muscle

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Lymph node in the area posterior to the sternomastoid and anterior to the trapezius in the posterior triangle.

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Lymph node deeply within and around the sternomastoid muscle

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While palpating the lymph nodes, note the following:

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When lymph node enlargement exceeds 1 cm, the client is said to have

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If one or two lymphatic groups enlarge, the client is said to have

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Enlargement of three or more lymphatic groups

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It detects cause of possible underlying systematic problems

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Its risk factors include high-risk sports and lack of protective devices

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Its risk factors include radiation to upper body and family history

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Risk factors for lymphatic enlargement

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A protrusion of the eyeballs with elevation of the upper eyelids, resulting in a startled or staring expression

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A condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the fluid containing cavities or ventricles of the brain.

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Other name for hypothyroidism

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Round face with reddened cheeks due to increased adrenal hormone production or administration of steroids

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Dry, puffy face with dry skin and coarse features and thinning of scalp hair and eyebrows. Moon face

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A condition in which the sutures close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

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Filtering Action of Lymph Nodes

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Happens When Nodes Become Overwhelmed by Organisms

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Happens When Cancer Metastasizes to Lymph Nodes

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What gland become easier to feel as one ages?

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A thick and tender temporal artery may indicate

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Earlobe asymmetry may be due to abscesses or tumors.

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Normal lymph node in older clients

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Abnormal lymph node

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