Head, Face, Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics

Front 1

lymphadenopathy

Back 1

enlargement of the lymph nodes (>1 cm) from infection, allergy, or neoplasm

Front 2

lymph characteristics with acute infection

Back 2

nodes are bilateral, enlarged, warm, tender, and firm, but freely movable

Front 3

lymph characteristics with chronic inflammation (e.g. tuberculosis)

Back 3

nodes are clumped

Front 4

cancerous lymph characteristics

Back 4

nodes are hard, unilateral, nontender, and fixed

Front 5

lymph characteristics with HIV infection

Back 5

nodes are enlarged, firm, nontender, and mobile; occipital node enlargment is common.

Front 6

lymph characteristics indicating neoplasm in thorax or abdomen

Back 6

a single, enlarged, nontender, hard, left supraclavicular node (Virchow's node)

Front 7

lymph characteristics with Hodgkikn's lymphoma

Back 7

painless, rubbery, discrete nodes that gradually appear

Front 8

normocephalic

Back 8

a round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size

Front 9

tracheal shift due to aortic aneurysm, tumor, unilateral thyroid lobe enlargement, and pneumothorax

Back 9

trachea is pushed to the unaffected or healthy side

Front 10

normal lymph characteristics

Back 10

nodes are movable, discrete, soft, and nontender

Front 11

tracheal shift due to large atelectasis, pleural adhesions, or fibrosis

Back 11

trachea is pulled toward the affected (diseased) side

Front 12

tracheal shift due to aortich arch aneurysm

Back 12

tracheal tug is a rhythmic downward pull that is synchronous with systole

Front 13

bruit

Back 13

a soft, pulsatile, whooshing, blowing sound heard best with the bell of a stethosope

Front 14

newborn's head measurement

Back 14

32-28 cm (average 34 cm)

Front 15

caput succedaneum
-describe
-requires treatment?

Back 15

edematous swelling and ecchymosis of the presenting part of the infant's head caused by birth trauma; gradually resolves during the first few days of life w/o treatment

Front 16

cephalhematoma
-describe
-requires treatment?

Back 16

a subperiosteal hemorrhage, resulting from birth trauma; will be reabsorbed during the first few weeks of life w/o treatment

Front 17

tonic neck reflex
-describe
-when present?

Back 17

when the infant is supine and the head is turned to one side, observe extension of same arm and leg and flexion of opposite arm and leg; disappears between 3 and 4 months

Front 18

craniotabes

Back 18

a softening of the skulls' outer layer; pressure produces a snapping sensation

Front 19

chloasma

Back 19

(in a pregnant female) a blotchy, hyperpigmented area over the cheeks and forehead that fades after delivery

Front 20

senile tremors

Back 20

(in some aging adults) a mild rhythmic tremor of the head

Front 21

hydrocephalus

Back 21

obstruction of drainage of cerebrospinal fluid results in excessive accumulaton, increasing intracranial pressure, and enlargement of the head

Front 22

paget's disease

Back 22

a localized bone disease that softens, thickens, and deforms bone; characterized by bowed long bones, sudden fractures, frontal bossing, and enlarging skull bones that form an acorn shaped cranium; symptoms include headache, vertigo, tinnitus, progressive deafness, optic atrophy, and compression of the spinal cord

Front 23

acromegaly

Back 23

excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary after puberty creates enlarged skull and thickened cranial bones

Front 24

torticollis (wryneck)

Back 24

a hematoma in one sternomastoid muscle, probably injured by intrauterine malposition, results in head tilt to one side and limited neck ROM to the opposite side

Front 25

pilar cyst (wen)

Back 25

smooth, firm, fluctuant swelling on the scalp

Front 26

facial characteristics of
fetal alcohol syndrome

Back 26

characteristic facies include narrow palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, and midfacial hypoplasia; flat midface, short nose, low nasal bridge, thin upper lip, minor ear abnormalities

Front 27

characteristics of
congenital hypothyroidism

Back 27

low hairline, hirsute forehead, swollen elyelids, narrow palpebral fissures, widely specced eyes, depressed nasal bridge, puffy face, thick tongue protruding through an open mouth, dull expression, wide open anterior and posterior fontanels

Front 28

facial characteristics of
down syndrome

Back 28

upslanting eyes with inner epicanthal folds, flat nasal bridge, small broad flat nose, protruding thick tongue, ear dysplasia, short broad neck with webbing, and small hands with single palmar crease

Front 29

atopic (allergic) facies

Back 29

exhausted face, blue shadows beheath the eyes, double or single creas on lower eyelids (Morgan's lines), cental facial pallor, and open-mouth breathing

Front 30

allergic salute

Back 30

childe chronically uses the hand to push nose up and back to relieve itching and to free swollen turbinates, which allows air passage

Front 31

facial appearence of
Parkinson's Syndrome

Back 31

illness that produces a flat and xpressionless "masklike" face with elevated eyebrows, staring gaze, oily skin and drooling

Front 32

facial appearance of
Cushing's Syndrome

Back 32

illness that causes a persion to develop a plethoric, rounded, "moonlike" face, prominent jowls, red cheeks, hirsutism on the upper lip, lower cheeks, and chein, and acneiform rash on the chest

Front 33

appearance of
Hyperthyroidsm

Back 33

illness that causes goiter (increas in size of thyroid gland) and exophthalmos (bulging eyeballs)

Front 34

appearence of
Myxedema (Hypothyroidism)

Back 34

illness that causes puffing edematous face, especially around eyes, coarse facial features, dry skin, and coarse hair and eyebrows

Front 35

appearance of
Bell's Palsy

Back 35

illness that produces complete paralysis of one half of the face; person is unable to wrinkle forhead, raise one eyebrow, close one eye....

Front 36

facial appearance of
brain attack or cerebrovascular accident

Back 36

illness that produces paralysis of lower facial muscles, but does not affect upper half of face

Front 37

cachectic appearance

Back 37

appearance that accompanies chronic wasting diseases such as cancer, dehydration, and starvation; features include sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and exhauseted, defeated expression

Front 38

characteristc facies of
Sclerodoma

Back 38

illnes characterized by hard, shiny skin on forehead and cheeks; thin pursed lips with radial furrowing; absent skinfolds; muscle atrophy on face and neck; absence of expression

Front 39

symptoms of hyperthyroidism

Back 39

evidenced by goiter, exophthalmos, nervousness, fatigue, weight loss, muscle cramps, heat intolerance, tachycardia, SOB, excessive sweating, fine muscle tremor, thin silky hair and skin, infrequent blinking, and a staring appearance

Front 40

name the salivary glands

Back 40

parotid, submandibular, and sublingual

Front 41

vertebra prominens

Back 41

C7

Front 42

craniosynostosis

Back 42

a cevere deformaty caused by premature closure of the skull's sutures