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Cochran questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skull bones? | Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital. |
| Which nerves innervate facial muscles? | CN V (mastication) and CN VII (expression). |
| Where is horizontal mobility greatest in the neck? | Between C4 and C5 or between C5 and C6. |
| What does the thyroid produce? | Thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |
| When do skull sutures being to ossify? | Age 6, finished by adulthood. |
| When do the fonatnels close? | Posterior: by 2 months; anterior: by 24 months. |
| Facial variations in pregnancy? | Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) may increase T3 and T4; some women develop the "mask of pregnancy." |
| What causes the thyroid to become fibrotic in older adults? | Decrease in thyroxine production. |
| Relevant data concerning head injury? | Nature of the accident, level of consciousness, predisposing factors, symptoms, medications. |
| Relevant data concerning headache? | Onset, duration, location, character, severity, pattern of pain. Also visual or sinus conditions and treatment attempts. |
| Relevant data concerning stiff neck? | Signs of swelling, fever, characteristics of discomfort, causes, treatment attempts. |
| Relevant data concerning thyroid problem? | Temperature preference, neck swelling, texture of integument, emotional status, eye appearance, menstrual and bowel patterns. |