Anatomy of the Skull
This cranial bone protects the part of the brain that controls memory, judgement, and abstract thought. (Page 245)
What is the frontal bone?
A nurse feeling for this node would run her fingers under the tip of the mandible. (Page 248)
What are the submental nodes.
If nodes are enlarged or tender, the nurse should check this for the source of the problem. (Page 256, Slide 29)
What is the area they drain.
A nurse is examining her patient and asks them to shrug their shoulders while she pushes against them and then asks them to push against her hand while turning their head side-to-side. What is the nerve she is testing? (Slide 28, Pages 254, 630)
What is Cranial Nerve XI, the Accessory Nerve.
This is caused by the obstruction of drainage of cerebrospinal fluid, which results in excessive accumulation, increasing intracranial pressure, and enlargement of the head. (Page 266, Slide 35)
What is hydrocephalus?
This cranial bone protects the cerebellum and the lobe of the brain considered the visual processing center. (Page 245)
What is the occipital bone?
Prolapsing of these glands can be mistaken for tumors. (Slide 42, page 261)
What are Submandibular glands?
The nurse assessing this anatomical feature should note whether or not it runs symmetrically midline down the neck. (Page 257, Slide 31)
What is the trachea?
This can be palpated above the zygomatic (cheek) bone, between the eye and the top of the ear. These can look twisted and prominent in older adults. (Slides 24 and 41)
What is/are the temporal artery(ies)?
You might find this abnormal facial appearance in those with chronic wasting diseases, such as cancer, dehydration, and starvation. (Page 273, Slide 40)
What is a cachectic appearance?
This cranial bone protects the lobe of the brain responsible for touch, taste, and temperature. (Page 245)
What is the parietal lobe?
Being able to palpate this gland could mean a viral infection, such as mumps. (Slide 4)
What is the parotid gland?
When examining the neck, the nurse notes that the thyroid feels enlarged. What should her next step be in examining the patient? (Slide 31 or Page 258)
Auscultate the thyroid for a bruit.
In testing this nerve the patient might be asked to raise her eyebrows, squeeze her eyes shut, smile, and frown. (Slide 44, page 272—Page 630)
What is cranial nerve VII, the Facial Nerve?
This appearance is caused by damage to cranial nerve VII, producing complete paralysis of one-half of the face. (Page 272, Slide 40)
What is Bell's Palsy?
Most of the facial bones articulate at meshed, immovable joints called __________, except for the mandible (lower jaw), which is able to move up, down, and sideways from the ________________. (Page 245)
What are sutures and the temporomandibular joint?
A nurse assessing these nodes might ask her patient to tip her head, to relax the ipsilateral muscle. (Page 255)
What is the Deep Cervical Chain of nodes.
A nurse examining an older adult should ask them to perform these slowly—An older adult can experience dizziness moving side-to-side. (Page 261, Slide 42)
What are range-of-motion (ROM) exercises?
This artery supplies the face, salivary glands, and superficial temporal area with blood. (Page 247, Slide 6)
What is the external carotid artery?
This facial appearance caused by this chronic illness is described as "moon-like". (Page 272, Slide 40)
What is Cushing Syndrome?
This term denotes a round, symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size. (Page 253)
What is normocephalic?
You are examining a patient when you note you are able to palpate a large lymph node on one side. It seems hard and fixed to one spot. What might you suspect it is? (Page 256)
Could be a cancerous node.
A nurse examining her pregnant patient informs the patient that she has this, a blotchy, hyperpigmented area over the cheeks and forehead that fades after delivery. (Page 261, Slide 40)
What is chloasma?
This nerve consists of three branches on either side of the face, providing motor and sensory function. It can be tested by asking the patient to open and clench their jaw, as well as move their jaw side-to-side. (Page 620, Lab sheet under "Inspect and Palpate the Skull")
What is cranial nerve V, the Trigeminal Nerve?
A hematoma in one sternomastoid muscle causes this congenital head tilt to one side. (Page 269, Slide 37)
What is congenital torticollis, or "wry neck"?