Head & Nose
Term to describe a normal-sized head
What is Normocephalic?
These Cranial Nerves are associated with the Six Cardinal Fields of Gaze
What are CN III (3-oculomotor), IV (4-Trochlear) and VI (6-Abducens) - Motor
Pull it up and out when looking inside
What is the pinna or auricle?
The surface with hundreds of taste buds
What is the dorsal surface?
When assessing the trachea position, the typical response should be
What is midline?
The bones of the skull are considered this
What is immobile or fused?
PERRLA
What is pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation?
Pearly and transluscent
What is the tympanic membrane?
These Cranial Nerves are the sensory nerves for taste
What are Cranial Nerves VII (7-Facial) and Cranial Nerves IX (9-Glossopharyngeal)?
Asking your patient to do this to assess Cranial Nerve XI (11-Spinal Accessory-Motor) is easy
What are turn head against resistance and shrug shoulders against resistance?
What is Kiesselbach plexus ?
Tests extraocular movement of the eyes.
What is the Six cardinal fields of gaze?
This finding is at 7'Oclock in the left ear.
What is the cone of light?
An easy way to test Cranial Nerve XII (12 - Hypoglossal-Motor)
What is stick out the tongue, move side to side?
These arteries should be palpated one at a time to prevent lack of oxygen to the brain
What are carotid arteries?
The cranial nerve that innervates the nose
What is Cranial Nerve I (1-Olfactory-Sensory)?
Tests eye alignment
What is the corneal light reflex (Hirschberg)?
The ear (hearing) is innervated by this Cranial Nerve
What is Cranial nerve VIII (8-acoustic or vestibulocochlear-sensory)?
These tonsils are halfway between tonsillar pillars and uvula
What is +2 graded tonsils?
Asking the patient to say "ah" or swallow, tests these two cranial nerves
What are cranial nerves IX (9-glossopharyngeal -both) and Cranial nerves X (10-vagus-both)
What is inflammation of the temporal artery?
Testing visual acuity tests this cranial nerve.
What is cranial nerve II (2-optic).
Inflammation of the labyrinth will cause this spinning sensation
What is vertigo?
These glands lie under the tongue
What are the sublingual glands?
This large gland is housed in the neck
What is the thyroid gland?