Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Head and Neck
Health Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brachial cleft cyst | congenital lesion formed by incomplete involution of the brachial cleft; the epithelial-lined cyst is usually solitary, painless and located in the lateral neck; discharge may occur with sinus tract |
| bruit | soft rushing sound that may be detected in the hyper vascular thyroid |
| bulging fontanel | condition of the fontanel that may indicate increased intra cranial pressure from a space-occupying mass or meningitis |
| craniosynostosis | condition that results from premature closing of sutures before brain growth is complete; leads to a misshapen skull that is not accompanied by mental retardation |
| chloasma | facial discoloration common during pregnancy, fades after delivery |
| encephalocele | neural tube defect with protrusions of brain and membranes that cover it through openings in the skull; genetic component of families wit history of spina bifida and anencephaly |
| exophthalmos | increased prominence of eyes |
| facies | general appearance of the space and features of the heads and neck, that when consider together, are characteristics of a clinical condition or syndrome |
| Graves disease | autoimmune disease condition in which antibodies to thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors lead to an overactive thyroid; includes a diffuse thyroid enlargement with exophthalmos |
| Hashimoto disease | autoimmune condition characterized by the production of antibodies against the thyroid gland, that often causes hypothyroidism |
| hyperthyroidism | overactivity of the thyroid |
| hypothyroidism | under activity of the thyroid |
| Macewen sign | percussion of the skull near the junction will be resonant; the sign associated with increased intracranial pressure after fontanels are closed |
| mastoid fontanel | third, abnormal fontanel located between the anterior and posterior fontanels; common in Down syndrome |
| microcephaly | condition in which the circumference of the head is smaller than normal; associated with intellectual disability and failure of the brain to develop normally |
| molding | abnormal shaping of the head caused by the shifting and overlapping of the bones during vaginal delivery |
| myxedema | skin and tissue disorder usually caused by severe prolonged hypothyroidism; characterized by coarse, thick skin, thickening nose, swollen lips, puffiness around lips, slow speech, weight gain |
| ossification | bone tissue formation; begins in sutures after brain growth is completed at about 6 years old |
| salivary gland tumor | tumor in any of the salivary glands, most common in parotid |
| sternocleidomastoid | area extending from upper sternum to the mastoid process |
| thyroglossal duct cyst | palpable cystic mass in the neck |
| thyroid | largest endocrine gland |
| tic | spasmodic contraction of the face, head or neck |
| torticollis | condition in which the neck is twisted |
| transillumination | procedure used to evaluate suspected intracranial lesion or increasing head circumference in infants |
| webbing | excessive posterior cervical skin, usually associated with chromosomal anomalies |
Created by:
ryanleoware
Popular Nursing sets