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The roof of the oral cavity of the mouth is formed by the anterior hard palate and the \____.
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a)teeth
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b) gums
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c) muscles
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d) soft palate
d) soft palate
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An extension of the soft palate of the mouth, which hangs in the posterior midline of the oropharnyx is the \____
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a) uvula
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b) frenulum
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c) taste buds
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d) sublingual fold
a) uvula
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The tongue is attached to the hyoid bone and styloid process of the temporal bone and is connected to the floor of the mouth by the \____.
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a) mandible
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b) frenulum
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c) gums
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d) soft palate
b) frenulum
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The submandibular glands open under the tongue through openings called \____.
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a) parasinal ducts
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b) Stenson ducts
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c) Wharton ducts
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d) lacrimonasal ducts
c) Wharton ducts
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The rich blood supply of the nose serves to \____.
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a) help propel moist air into the body
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b) propel debris to the throat
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c) filter large particles from the air
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d) warm the inspired air
d) warm the inspired air
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To press up with thumbs on sinuses is \_____
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a) method used to palpate maxillary sinuses.
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b) method used to test for sinus tenderness
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c) method used to test for fluid in the sinuses
a) method used to palpate maxillary sinuses
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Transillumination is \_____.
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a) method used to palpate maxillary sinuses.
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b) method used to test for sinus tenderness
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c) method used to test for fluid in the sinuses
c) method used to test for fluid in the sinuses
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Palpation and percussion is used to \_____.
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a) method used to palpate maxillary sinuses.
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b) method used to test for sinus tenderness
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c) method used to test for fluid in the sinuses
b) method used to test for sinus tenderness
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Grade three tonsils \___.
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a) touch the uvula
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b) Touch each other
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c) Look swollen
a) touch the uvula
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The side of the tongue \____.
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a) has many fissures in every person
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b) most common site of tongue cancer
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c) Cracking at the corner of the tongue is seen in riboflavin deficiency
b) most common site of tongue cancer
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Cheilosis is \_____
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a) touching the uvula with cotton
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b) sinuses that are filled with pus
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c) Cracking at the corner of the lips seen in riboflavin deficiency
c) cracking at the corner of lip seen in riboflavin deficiency
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A significance of a red glow with transillumination is \____.
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a) Bleeding of the sinuses
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b) Sinus filled with air
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c) Sinus filled with pus
b) Sinus filled with air
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A method for assessing the internal nose is \____.
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a) Inspections using an opthmaloscope
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b) Inspections using the fundoscope
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c) Inspections using the otoscope
c) Inspection using the otoscope
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Palpation and percussion is used for \____.
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a) used to test for sinus tenderness
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b) used to detect hollow areas such as the stomach
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c) used to hear the apical pulse
a) used to test for sinus tenderness
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Openings found on buccal mucosa across from second upper molars is called \___.
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a) Stenson ducts
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b) Wharton ducts
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c) lip pits
a) Stenson ducts
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Openings found on either side of the frenulum of the floor of the mouth is called \____.
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a) Stenson ducts
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b) Wharton ducts
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c) lip pits
b) Wharton ducts
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Normal variations that occur in the crease between the upper and lower lip is called \______.
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a) Stenson ducts
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b) Wharton ducts
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c) lip pits
c) lip pits
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During transillumination an absence of a red glow would indicate \___.
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a) sinus filled with fluid or pus
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b) empty sinuses
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c) blood filled cavities
a) sinus filled with fluid or pus
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After a nurse examines the frontal sinuses she should then proceed to examine the \____.
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a) ethmoidal sinuses
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b) laryngeal sinuses
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c) maxillary sinuses
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d) sphenoidal sinuses
c) maxillary sinuses
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A client complains of ulcers in the mouth, the nurse observes a painful ulcer, this should be documented as \_____
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a) cancerous lesion
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b) candida albicans infection
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c) oral ulceration
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d) aphthous stomaitis
d) aphthous stomaitis
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A nurse observes a rough, crusty, eroded area, the nurse should \___.
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a) refer the client to a specialist
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b) document the area as herpes
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c) ask the clients if his gums bleed
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d) document as a canker sore
a) refer the client to a specialist
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A patient reports excessive nosebleeds for a month, the nurse should...
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a) ask the client if they've had oral surgery recently
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b) assess the client's nasal passages for blockages
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c) ask the client if they're a smoker
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d) refer the client to a specialist
d) refer the client to a specialist
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A client is complaining about poorly fitting dentures, the nurse assesses this as a risk for \___.
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a) aspiration
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b) malocclusion
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