Head
What is the term for assessing the shape and symmetry of the skull?
What is inspection?
This transparent structure at the front of the eye helps focus light onto the retina.
What is the cornea?
Rationale: The cornea is crucial for vision as it refracts light entering the eye, aiding in clear vision.
This device is commonly used to amplify sound for individuals with hearing loss.
What is a hearing aid?
Rationale: Hearing aids can significantly improve the quality of life for those with hearing impairment by enhancing sound perception.
This structure divides the nasal cavity into two halves.
What is the nasal septum?
Rationale: The nasal septum is composed of bone and cartilage and separates the left and right nasal cavities.
This term describes the inflammation of the larynx, often resulting in hoarseness or loss of voice.
What is laryngitis?
Rationale: Laryngitis can be caused by infections, overuse of the voice, or irritants, and affects the vocal cords.
What shape should an adult skull be?
What is round.
This test involves shining a light into the eyes to observe the pupil's reaction.
What is the pupillary light reflex test?
Rationale: The pupillary light reflex test assesses the function of the optic nerve and the autonomic nervous system by observing pupil constriction.
This condition is characterized by inflammation of the outer ear canal, often due to infection.
What is otitis externa (or swimmer's ear)? Rationale: Otitis externa can cause pain, itching, and discharge, and is commonly associated with water exposure.
This condition is characterized by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, often due to allergies
What is allergic rhinitis?
Rationale: Allergic rhinitis causes symptoms like sneezing, itching, and nasal congestion due to an allergic reaction.
This test involves using a light source and a tongue depressor to examine the throat.
What is oropharyngeal examination?
Rationale: An oropharyngeal examination allows for visualization of the throat structures, checking for signs of infection, inflammation, or abnormalities.
What is the Head:Body ratio?
What is 1:8.
One head length times eight should equal the height of the body.
This condition is characterized by increased intraocular pressure, which can damage the optic nerve.
What is glaucoma?
Rationale: Glaucoma can lead to vision loss if not managed properly, making early detection and treatment crucial. It is painless.
This test, for an adult, involves gently pulling the ear upward and backward to examine the ear canal and tympanic membrane.
What is otoscopy?
Rationale: Otoscopy allows for visualization of the ear canal and tympanic membrane to check for signs of infection, perforation, or other abnormalities.
The name of the light source to examine the inside of the nasal cavity.
Otoscope
Rationale: The otoscope allows for visualization of superficial frontal nasal passages and identification of abnormalities.
These are the two lymphoid tissues located at the back of the throat that help fight infections.
What are the tonsils?
Rationale: The tonsils play a role in the immune system by trapping pathogens that enter through the mouth or nose.
The precipitating factors of activity or exercise, work environment, emotional upset, anxiety, alcohol may cause what kind of headache?
Migraines
Rationale: What brings it on: activity or exercise, work environment, emotional upset, anxiety, alcohol?
A loss of central vision caused by yellow deposits and neovascularity in the macula is called?
What is age-related macular degeneration.
Rationale: Rises sharply with older age, more women than men, cannot read books, sew, or do fine work, difficulty distinguishing faces. Can be a cause of great distress. Peripheral vision is not affected.
This part of the ear is responsible for collecting sound waves and directing them into the ear canal.
What is the pinna (or auricle)?
Rationale: The pinna is the external part of the ear that helps funnel sound waves into the ear canal.
These are the three bony projections on the lateral walls of the nasal cavity.
What are the nasal turbinates (or conchae)? Rationale: The nasal turbinates help to filter, warm, and humidify the air we breathe.
Utilizing a tongue depressor at the back of the throat causes this reflex.
What is the gag reflex.
Rationale: The gag reflex helps evaluate the function of cranial nerves IX and X, which are involved in swallowing and protecting the airway.