NURS 1543 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Vellus Hair, Temporomandibular Joint, Superficial Temporal Artery
3 Mar 2017
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Scalp hair may be fine or thick, straight, curly, or kinky. Should look shiny, this characteristic may be lost with the use of dyes, rinses, or perm. Separate hair into sections and lift it, observing the scalp. When the patient has a history of itching, inspect the hair behind the ears and occipital area. All areas should be clean and free of any lesions or pest inhabitants. A normocephalic skull is round and symmetrical and proportional to body size. Place your fingers in the person"s hair and palpate the scalp. The cranial bones that have normal protrusions are the forehead, the lateral edge of each parietal bone, the occipital bone, and the mastoid process behind each ear. Palpate the temporal artery above the zygomatic (cheek) bone between the eye and top of the ear. The temporomandibular joint is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.
