Chapter 10: Head and Neck

Chapter 10: Head and Neck

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which cranial nerves innervate the face?

a.	II and V
b.	III and VI
c.	V and VII
d.	VIII and IX

 

 

ANS:  C

Facial nerves are controlled by cranial nerves V and VII; cranial nerves II, III, and VI control the eyes, cranial nerve VIII deals with hearing, and cranial nerve IX deals with swallowing.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 185

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

2. The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual salivary glands:

a.	impair carbohydrate digestion.
b.	inhibit dental caries.
c.	lubricate nasal surfaces.
d.	promote dry mouth.

 

 

ANS:  B

These glands function together to secrete saliva, which moistens the mouth, aids in carbohydrate breakdown, and prevents cavities.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 185

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

3. Mr. Black is a 44-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of neck pain that he thinks is from his job involving computer data entry. As the examiner, you are checking the range of motion in his neck and note that the greatest degree of cervical mobility is at:

a.	C1 to C2.
b.	C2 to C3.
c.	C3 to C4.
d.	C4 to C5.

 

 

ANS:  D

C4 to C5 and C5 to C6 are the cervical vertebrae with the greatest movement. The types of movement includes flexion, extension, and hyperflexion, as well as horizontal movements of lateral flexion and rotation.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)                           REF:   p. 185

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

4. In examining the neck of a 34-year-old female patient, you note that the uppermost ridge of the tracheal cartilage is at the:

a.	cricoid.
b.	hyoid.
c.	thyroid.
d.	sternocleidomastoid.

 

 

ANS:  A

The walls of the trachea are supported by nine cartilages. The cricoid cartilage is the most superior cartilage and is ring-shaped. The hyoid bone sits just below the mandible, the thyroid gland is not a part of this region but rather lies across, and the sternocleidomastoid muscles are on the lateral side of the neck.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 185

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

5. Mrs. Britton brings her 16-year-old son in with a complaint that he is not developing correctly into adolescence. Which structures disproportionately enlarge in the male during adolescence?

a.	Coronal sutures
b.	Hyoid and cricoid cartilages
c.	Mandible and maxilla bones
d.	Nose and thyroid cartilages

 

 

ANS:  D

In adolescent males, the nose enlarges and the thyroid cartilage becomes the largest component of the anterior larynx, known as the Adam’s apple.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 186

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation