Health Assessment | NCM 103 (1) University of Cebu-Banilad

Head and Neck Q&A Practice Quiz

1 . A gross measure of peripheral vision, in which the patient’s peripheral vision is tested in comparison
to the nurse's is referred to as ________.

Answer: Confrontation test

2. Which type of headache is usually described as throbbing or pounding, is sudden in onset, and is
sometimes associated with nausea, photophobia, and visual problems?

Answer: Migraine

3. An elderly patient complains of dry itchy eyes, upon closer assessment the nurse notices that the
lower lid is loose and is slightly rolling outward. This abnormality is known as _________.

Answer: Ectropion

4. If your pupils stay small even in dim light, it can be a sign that things in your eye aren't working the
way they should. This is called_______.

Answer: Miosis

5. A 42 year old woman who has problems during the near-vision testing, due to the decrease in power
of accommodation, suffers from which condition?

Answer: Presbyopia

6. Bell’s palsy is best defined as asymmetry affecting _________.

Answer: The entire side of the face

7. What is another term for crossed eyes?

Answer: Strabismus

8. _________are yellowish plaques that occur most commonly near the inner canthus of the eyelid,
more often on the upper lid than the lower lid. It is the most commonly caused by hyperlipidemia.

Answer: Xanthelasma

9. Red, scaly, greasy flakes and thickened, crusted lid margins occur with staphylococcal infection or
seborrheic dermatitis of the lid edge. What term is used for this condition?

Answer: Blepharitis

10. Which of the following is an enlargement of the head and bony facial structures caused by excessive
secretion of growth hormone?

Answer: Acromegaly
11. The most commonly used test for accurate measure of visual acuity is?

Answer: Snellen Eye Chart

12. Which structure in the neck is responsible for deflecting fluid and food away from the larynx and
toward the esophagus?

Answer: Epiglottis

13. The clinic nurse is preparing to test the visual acuity of a client using a Snellen chart. What is the
correct procedure for this visual acuity test?

Answer: The right eye is tested followed by the left eye, and then both eyes are tested.

14. Which of the following terms refers to the inability to tolerate light?

Answer: Photophobia

15. In the larynx of a male, which anatomical structure forms the Adam’s apple?

Answer: Thyroid Cartilage