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NoseMouthThrout Voca
vocabularies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epistaxis | nose bleeding |
| anosomia | change in sense of smell |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| bruxism | grinding |
| rhinorrhea | clear nasal discharge, "runny nose" |
| acute rhinitis (often viral) | swelling with bright red mucosa, discharge (watery, may become purulent) |
| allergic rhinitis | pale mucosa, associated with etchy eyes, sneezing, etc |
| frenulum | connects tongue to floor of mouth |
| uvula | middle of sofft palate |
| bridge | superior part of nose, upper third of nose is bone |
| tip | end of nose - cartilage |
| nares | nasal passage |
| columella | tissue between 2 nares |
| ala nasi (around nostril) | lateral outside wind of nose |
| vibrissae | coarse hair lining anterior edge of nose |
| ciliated (hairlike) mucous membrane | lining the remainder of the nasal cavity and filters fine dust and bacteria |
| brain abscess | a mass of immune cells, pus, and other material due to a bacterial or fungal infection |
| nasal septum | separates nares |
| olfactory receptors | hair cells - in roof of nasal cavity and upper 1/3 of septum: receptors transmit sensation to the olfactory nerve (CN1) and to temporal lobe of brain |
| gingiva | gums - thick fibrous tissue covered with mucous membranes |
| gingivitis | swelling, hypertrophy of gums - r/t poor dental hygiene |
| gingival hyperplasia | seen in pregnancy, puberty, leukemia, long use of phenytoin |
| leukoplakia | white patch lesion in mouth, non-painful precancerous lesion, doesn't scrape off |
| candidiasis or monilia infection "thrush" | white cheesy patch, often occurring with AB (antibiotics destroy normal bacterial flora which results in proliferation of fungus) scrapping off THOUGH |
| black hairy tongue | fungus after antibiotics |
| aphthous ulcers (canker sores) | cause unknown; acidic foods? autoimmune? |
| Koplik's spots | small blue-white spots; an early sign of measles |
| torus palatinus | midline bony ridge in hard palate (insignificant), common in native american and asians |
| cleft lip and cleft palate | incomplete fusion of maxillary process - affects sucking; more common in native american and asians |
| bifid uvula | partial or complete split of uvula - not significant; common in native americans and asians |
| acute tonsillitis | bright red, swollen tonsils, with exudate - may occlude airway |
| post nasal drip | yellow mucoid film in back of throat |
| exudate or large white spots | mononucleosis, leukemia, diphtheria ..) |
| maloccusion | in infant and child; often r/t sucking thumb; misalignment of teeth and the way that the upper and lower teeth fit together (bite) |
| xerostomia | dryness in mouth (often due to med., antihypertensives, antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, bronchodilators) |
| breath odor | halitosis |
| hoarseness | may have lums in throat |
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diztoen