W2

Question 1

What are basic client assessment skills?

Answer 1

Observation: act of viewing and watching
Palpation: act of using the sense of touch
Auscultation: Act of listening to and detecting body sounds to determine variations from normal
Olfaction: act of sensing body odors to detect variations from normal

Question 2

What is the range of opening for the TMJ?

Answer 2

Measured from the upper incisal edge to the lower incisal edge >35

Question 3

Define lateral excursions?

Answer 3

Lateral movement should be measured from mid-line to mid-line, the patient moving the mandible to their maximum extent >8mm