Assessment of head and face

Question 1

lifts the eyebrows, makes horizontal forehead wrinkles when we are surprised.

Answer 1

frontalis muscle

Question 2

it holds the highest face value.

Answer 2

brows

Question 3

A circular muscle of the eye (consists of two muscles) closes the eyelids and squints the eye.

Answer 3

orbicularis oculi

Question 4

is a frown muscle. pulls medial sides of eyebrows and together

Answer 4

procerus

Question 5

pulls eyebrows together.

Answer 5

corrugator superclil

Question 6

move the mouth corners up and outward when we smile.

Answer 6

zygomatic muscle

Question 7

how many bones are in the skull?

Answer 7

22

Question 8

how many bones are in the face?

Answer 8

14

Question 9

how many bones are in the cranial muscle?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

the bones in the face are called?

Answer 10

facial bones or viscerocranium

Question 11

what is the anatomical name for facial bones?

Answer 11

viscerocranium

Question 12

abnormally small head is called?

Answer 12

microcephaly

Question 13

acorn-shaped, enlarged skull bines are seen in…

Answer 13

paget disease

Question 14

abnormal findings of involuntary movement that may cause a horizontal jerking movement.

Answer 14

neurologic disorder.

Question 15

an involuntary nodding may be seen in patients with…

Answer 15

aortic insufficiency

Question 16

lesions or lumps of the head may indicate recent trauma or a sign of?

Answer 16

cancer

Question 17

asymmetry anterior to the earlobes occurs with____ from an abscess or tumor.

Answer 17

parotid gland enlargement

Question 18

drooping, weakness, or paralysis on one side of the face may result from?

Answer 18

stroke (cerebrovascular accident)

Question 19

drooping, weakness, or paralysis on one side of the face may also result from a neurologic condition known as?

Answer 19

bell palsy

Question 20

it is a “mask like” face mask

Answer 20

parkinsons disease

Question 21

“sunken” face with depressed eyes and hollow cheeks is typical of cachexia (emaciation or wasting) and a pale swollen face may result from…

Answer 21

nephrotic syndrome

Question 22

inflammation of the temporal artery may lead to…

Answer 22

blindness

Question 23

abnormally large head is called?

Answer 23

macrocephaly

Question 24

the skull and facial bones are larger and thicker

Answer 24

acromegaly

Question 25

The head tilted to one side may indicate what?

Answer 25

unilateral vision, or hearing deficiency or shortening of the sternomastoid muscle

Question 26

What are the normal findings when palpating the head?

Answer 26

the head is normally hard and smooth without lesions

Question 27

what are the abnormal findings when you palpate the head?

Answer 27

lesions and lumps on the head may indicate recent trauma or cancer

Question 28

inflammation of the temporal artery that may lead to blindness

Answer 28

temporal arteritis

Question 29

What are the normal findings when you assess the temporomandibular joint?

Answer 29

no swelling, tenderness and crepitation with movement

Question 30

how will you inspect the neck of the client?

Answer 30

slightly extend the neck of the client to inspect for position, symmetry, and lumps or masses

Question 31

what are the normal findings when you inspect the neck?

Answer 31

neck is symmetric, head centered and without bulging masses

Question 32

swelling, enlarged masses or nodules may indicate what?

Answer 32

enlarged thyroid gland

Question 33

is a chronic (long-lasting) disorder that causes bones to grow larger and become weaker than normal. 

Answer 33

paget disease

Question 34

a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. 

Answer 34

bell's palsy

Question 35

is a progressive disorder that is caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls movement.

Answer 35

parkinson's disease