katab 28 al-wajha Flashcards
Head has two parts:
Cranium (skull) and Face
most posterior portion of the cranium:
occiput
forehead is called the frontal region.
what are the major bones of the face? (6)
nasal bone
upper jaw bones (maxillae)
zygomas (cheek bones)
mandible (jaw bone)
small rounded fleshy bulge anterior to the ear canal:
tragus
prominent boney mass at skull base:
mastoid process
eye is 1 in. diameter located in the ‘orbit’. clear jellylike fluid near the back of the eye is called_____. this can leak out from injuries, but in time the body can heal and make more.
what is the delicate membrane surface of the eye is the ____.
white of the eye is the: ____
aqueous humor
conjunctiva (kept moist by the lacrimal glands)
sclera
layer of bl vessels between retina and sclera at the back of the eye globe:
if something happens the retina can detach from the choroid and sclera, the nerve endings lose bl supply, and this causes blindness. (retinal detachment)
choroid
when blood collects under the skin:
hematoma
during primary assess, life threatening external ________ is addressed before airway and breathing.
hemorrhage
with head/face traumas, use the oropharyngeal airway adjunct vs the nasal one to avoid more damage
nasal chambers have layers of bone called:
turbinates (superior, middle, and inferior turbinate)
with significant nasal inj consider potential spinal cord injury. look for CSF fluid
ear has 3 parts:
pinna or oracles (external ear)
external auditory canal
tympanic membrane (eardrum) - this one can be injured by blasts
air in the soft tissues that produces a characteristic crackling sensation is called:
subcutaneous emphysema
be most alert for airway management with patients with this in the neck area
