Head and neck 2
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- • Preauricular
- In front of the ear
- • Postauricular
- behind the ears
- • Occipital
- posterior of head, in the groove beneath the bony processes.
- Tonsilliar
- below the jaw, at the curve of the mandible.
- • Submandibular
- below the mandible, anterior to the tonsilar, midway between the tonsilar and the submental
- • Submental
- On the point of the mandible, "The Thinker".
- • Superficial cervical
- on the SCM, top one third, toward back of the SCM.
- • Posterior cervical
- in the groove where the clavicle, posterior edge of the SCM and the Trapezius meet.
- • Deep cervical chain
- On the SCM, starts at the frnt of the SCM and goes down at an agle finishing at the back of the SCM.
- • Supraclavicular
- above the clavicle
- Infraclaviculr
- Below the clavicle
- Normrcephalic
- Normal sized head
- Hydrocephalic
- Head is too large, inc. cranial fluid
- Microcephalic
- Small head
- Macrocepahlic
- Large head with pronounced facial bones, ie Acromegaly
- Nasolabial Folds
- Folds by mouth
- palpebral fissures
- space beteween the upper and lower eyelids
- Trigeminal Nerve (v)
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Clench teeth while palpating temporal and masseter muscles
Sensory – cotton ball/paper towel
Sharp/dull – paper clip - Facial – CN VII
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Smile
Frown and wrinkle forehead
Show teeth
Puff out cheeks
Purse lips
Raise eyebrows
Close eyes tightly against resistance