Head and Neck
A normal shaped head/skull would be described using this term.
Normocephalic
Conjunctivitis
This term refers to the entire outer ear
Auricle (pinna)
This is the medical term for a nosebleed.
Epistaxis
This structure of the oropharynx is suspended midline from the soft palate.
Uvula
This term describes an abnormally small head.
Microcephaly
This is a tough, fibrous outer layer of the eye that is commonly referred to as the "white" of the eye.
Sclera
The bottom portion of the outer ear is referred to as
lobule
This is the medical term for nose hair.
Cilia
This is term to describe a tongue with irregular patches and a map-like appearance.
Geographic tongue
This term describes an abnormally large head.
Macrocephaly
While assessing the pupils by shining light in the client's eye, the nurse would expect this response.
Constriction
The tympanic membrane is more commonly known as this.
A nurse asks a client to occlude one nostril, close the mouth, and sniff through the other nostril. The nurse is assessing this.
Patency
A nurse notices that a client in for a sore throat has tonsils that are touching each other. The nurse would document/grade the tonsils as this number.
4+