HA Head (Exam 3)

Arcus senilis

Gray ring around eye

Pterygium

Bulging bump from eye

Stye (eclezion)

Clogged pore around eye

Conjunctivits

Pink eye

Subconjuctiva bleed

Blood in eye

Strabismus

One eye points inwards

Ptosis

Drooping of eyelid

Iris

Colored part of the eye

Pupil

The opening through which light enters the eye (black part)

Schlera

white of the eye

Conjunctiva

Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball

Cornea

The clear tissue that covers the front of the eye

Lens

the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina

Herpes simplex

cold sores

Gingival hypertrophy

Increased size of the gum encircling the teeth

Oral candidiasis (thrush)

involves white curd-like growth on the mucous membranes of the mouth

Tinnitus

ringing in the ears

epistaxis

nosebleed

Glaucoma

increased intraocular pressure

Whisper test

Test in which an examiner whispers a word and asks the patient to repeat it to evaluate loss of high-frequency sounds.

Weber test

Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard

Abnormal finding: sensorineural hearing loss

Rinne test

hearing acuity test performed with a vibrating tuning fork that is first placed on the mastoid process and then in front of the external auditory canal to test bone and air conduction

Romberg test

Patient stands with eyes closed and balances for 30-60 seconds

Maxillary sinus

Ethmoid sinus

Spenoid sinus

Frontal sinus

trachial deviation

a shifting of the trachea to either side of the midline of the neck caused by pneumothorax

Goiter

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Graves disease

hyperthyroidism

Preauricular

1

Posterior auricular

2

Occipital

3

tonsillar

6

Submandibular

5

Submental

4

Superficial cervical

7

Deep cervical

8

Posterior cervical

9

Supraclavicular

10