Physical Assessment Nose Mouth Throat

Front 1

aphthous ulcers

Back 1

"canker" sores - small painful round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause

Front 2

buccal

Back 2

pertaining to the cheek

Front 3

candidiasis

Back 3

(moniliasis) white cheesy curdlike patchh on buccal mucosa d/t superficial fungal infx

Front 4

caries

Back 4

decay in the teeth

Front 5

cheilitis

Back 5

red, scaling, shallow painful fissures at corners of mouth

Front 6

choanal atresia

Back 6

closure of nasal cavity d/t congenital septum between nasal cavity and pharynx

Front 7

crypts

Back 7

indentations on surface of tonsils

Front 8

epistaxis

Back 8

nosebleed, usually from anterior septum

Front 9

epulis

Back 9

nontender fibrous nodule of the gum

Front 10

fordyce granules

Back 10

small, isolated white or yellow papules on oral mucosa

Front 11

gingivitis

Back 11

red, swollen gum margins that easily bleed

Front 12

herpes simplex

Back 12

"cold sores" - clear vesicles with red base that evolve into pustules, usually at lip-skin jxn

Front 13

Koplik spots

Back 13

small, blue white spots with red halo over oral mucosa; early sign of measles

Front 14

leukoplakia

Back 14

chalky white, thick, raised patch on sides of tongue; precancerous

Front 15

malocclusion

Back 15

upper or lower dental arches out of alignment

Front 16

papillae

Back 16

rough, bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue

Front 17

parotid glands

Back 17

pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of ears

Front 18

pharyngitis

Back 18

inflammation of throat

Front 19

plaque

Back 19

soft whitish debris on teeth

Front 20

polyp

Back 20

smooth, pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity d/t chronic allergic rhinitis

Front 21

rhinitis

Back 21

red swollen inflamm. of nasal mucosa

Front 22

thrush

Back 22

oral candidiasis in newborn

Front 23

turbinate

Back 23

one of 3 bony prominences into nasal cavity

Front 24

uvula

Back 24

free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate

Front 25

function of nose

Back 25

warms,moistens and filters inhaled air,
sensory organ for smell

Front 26

the two nares joing and widen into the ________

Back 26

vestibule

Front 27

the ______ divides the two nares and is continuous with the nasal septum

Back 27

columella

Front 28

How does nose filter?

Back 28

mucous-grabs dust and bacteria
nasal hairs grab coarsest material

Front 29

why is nasal mucous membrane more vascular than oral?

Back 29

to warm air

Front 30

purpose of turbinates

Back 30

increase surface area for more warming, filtering of air etc.

Front 31

tears from nasolacrimal duct drain into

Back 31

inferior meatus

Front 32

the sinuses drain into the...

Back 32

the middle meatus

Front 33

paranasal sinuses

Back 33

air filled pockets within the cranium
frontal, maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid

Front 34

purpose of paranasal sinuses

Back 34

lighten weight of skull bones
resonate sound
provide mucous which drains into the nasal cavity

Front 35

two pairs of sinuses that are accesible to examination?

Back 35

frontal and maxillary

Front 36

frenulum

Back 36

midline fold of tissue that connects tongue to the floor of mouth (under tongue)

Front 37

Adults have ____ permanent teeth, ___ in each arch

Back 37

32, 16

Front 38

children of 20 ______ teeth that erupt in ____ age and are lost during ____ age

Back 38

deciduous (temporary), 6 to 24 months, 6 - 12 years

Front 39

After tooth loss in middle or older adult, describe the consequences of chewing with teh remaining maloccluded teeth

Back 39

causes drift of remaining teeth and muscle imablance which can cause chronic headaches and tenderness of chewing muscles

Front 40

name 3 pairs of salivary glands

Back 40

parotid, sublingual and submandibular