Exam 3: NR 414 Flashcards
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This is a facial bone that articulates a joint instead of a suture
Mandible

This is a blood vessel that runs diagnonally across the sternomastoid muscle
External jugular Vein

This isthmus of the thyroid gland lies just below the
cricoid cartilage

What can be a cause of cluster headaches
alcohol and daytime napping
Shrugging the shoulders is a test of the status of which cranial nerve?
XI
What should the fontanels feel like during examination
firm, slightly concave, and well defined
If the thyroid gland is enlarged bilaterallly what maneuver is appropriate?
listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes
What are the characteristics of lymph nodes on a normal healthy person?
Mobile, Soft, Nontender
What is cephalhematoma associated with
subperiosteal hemorrhage
What size are normal cervical lymph nodes
smaller than 1 cm
A throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting and photophobia is a characteristic of:
migrain headache
Lymph node in front of the ear
preauricular
this is superficial to the mastoid process
posterior auricular

at the base of the skull
occipital

This is behind the tip of the mandible
Submental

Halfway between the angle and the tip of the mandible
submandibular
This is under the angle of the mandible
jugulodigastric
This is overlying the sternomastoid muscle
superficial cervical
Deep under the sternomastoid muscle
deep cervical
The is the open space between the eyelids
palpebral fissure
The cornial reflex is mediated by which cranial nerves
V & VII
What retinal structures are viewed through the ophthalmoscope
- optic disc
- retinal vessels
- gen. background
- macula
What is positive consensual light reflex
simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when one eye is exposed to bright light
Aging causes thickening and yellowing of the lens, this is called…
senile cataract





