Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat
Structures that increase the nasal surface area to warm, filter, and humidify air
What are turbinates
Difficulty breathing
What is dyspnea?
Heart’s pacemaker
What is the SA node?
Major artery located in the neck that supplies the brain
What is the carotid artery?
Lymphatic tissue located in the oropharynx
What are the tonsils?
Glands that produce saliva, located anterior to the ears
What are parotid glands?
Palpable vibrations created when speaking
What is fremitus?
Normal pulse amplitude
What is + 2?
Tests the arterial circulation in the hands
What is the Allen test?
Sebaceous glands of breast
What are Montgomery’s glands?
What is the tympanic membrane?
Normal breath sound heard over most of lung field; inspiratory phase longer than expiratory
What is a vesicular sound?
Sound created by closing of mitral and tricuspid valves
What is S1?
Vascular disorder that causes hairless, thin skin, and cold, pulseless extremities
Arterial insufficiency
Lymphatic tissue that filters blood and produces lymphocytes and monocytes
What is the spleen?
The structure responsible for maintaining equal pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
What is the eustachian tube?
Normal breath sound heard over the trachea with inspiration shorter than expiration
What is a bronchial sound?
Sound created by turbulent blood flow within heart
What is a murmur?
Vasospastic disorder of extremities in response to cold or emotional stress; causes pallor, rubor, or cyanosis; more commonly seen in women
What is Raynaud’s disease?
Lymphatic tissue that secrets thymosin, which helps with T-cell differentiation
What is the thymus?
The cranial nerve responsible for hearing
What is the CN VIII?
Normal breath sound heard over mainstem with inspiratory and expiratory phases equal
What is a bronchovesicular sound?
Sound created by turbulent blood flow within arteries
What is a bruit?
Ropelike, prominent leg veins
What is varicose veins?
Clusters of lymphatic tissues in the small intestines and appendix
What are Peyer's patches?