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| First cervical vertebra carries the skull |
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| Second cervical vertebra allows for movement of the head |
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| Mandible, midline of the neck, and anterior aspect of the sternocleidomastoid muscles |
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| Trapezius muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and clavicle |
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| Top of trachea; free flowing bone |
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| Largest gland of endocrine system; located in the anterior portion of the neck |
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| located beneath the cricoid cartilage; inferior to the thyroid cartilage |
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| Palpate with pads of fingers; sewer system takes WBC/infections and gets rid of bad stuff |
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| Clustered along lymphatic vessels that pick up excess fluid; nodes should be nonpalpable |
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| Behind the ear; over the outer surface of the mastoid bone |
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| Behind the tip of the mandible at the midline |
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| On the medial border of the mandible |
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| Retropharyngeal (tonsillar) |
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| At the junction of the posterior and lateral walls of the pharynx at the angle of the jaw |
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| Anterior to and over the sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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| Posterior to and under the sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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| Soft blowing sound; indicative of stenosis of vessel |
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| Crackling sound on movement; may indicate joint problems |
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| Use for obese client with short neck to assess pulses |
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| Result of masses in neck or mediastinum, pneumothorax, or pulmonary fibrosis |
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| Fine hair, weight loss, diarrhea, exophthalmos (bulging eyes), insomnia, heat sensitivity |
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| Lowered basal metabolism; fatigue, weakness, weight gain, constipation, intolerance to cold, depression |
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| Enlargement of lymph nodes; can be due to infection, allergies, or a tumor |
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| Enlarged head due to inadequate drainage of CSF |
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| Early closure of sutures; head elongates |
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| Increased adrenal hormone production leads to "moon" face, ruddy cheeks, prominent jowels |
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| Epicanthal folds, narrow palpebral fissures, deformed upper lip below septum of nose |
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| Most common type of hyperthyroidism; autoimmune response or related to hereditary factors |
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