Head,Neck,Lymphatics Flashcards
(46 cards)
How many bones are in the face?
14
None of the bones in the face move except the
Mandible
What are the eyelids called?
Palpebral fissures
What is the nose called?
Nasolabial folds
What are the three things on the face you need to check for symmetry?
Eyes (Palpebral Fissures)
Nose (Nasolabial Folds)
Lips
What acts like a colindar?
The lymph fluid running through the collecting ducts
What produces lymphocytes?
Spleen
What goes away when we are adults?
Thymus
Lymph nodes all over our belly
Peyer Patches
What make antigens?
Lymph glands
What is also a pathway for spread of malignant diseases?
Lymphatic System
Lymph node in front of ear
Pre ocular
Lymph node behind ear
Post ocular
Juglodigastric lymph node
Tonsular
3 sub lymph nodes
Submandible
Submandibular
Submental
2 cervical lymph nodes
Anterior Cervical
Posterior Cervical
2 clavicular lymph nodes
Superior Clavicular
Inferior Clavicular
Characteristics of lymph nodes are associated with what 3 things?
Acute Infections
Inflammation
Cancer
What do we do to the head and neck?
Inspect and Palpate
How are lymph nodes in infants?
Not normally palpable
How are lymph nodes in children?
Should be less than 1 cm
How are lymph nodes in older adults?
More fibrotic (rubbery)
How are lymph nodes in a pregnant female?
Enlarged
In aging adults when head sticks out and hump on the back
Cafosis