What term describes a surgical incision in the neck that is held open by a metal or plastic tube through which a patient can breathe or be placed on a ventilator?

You are assessing a 4-year-old patient whose panicked mother states that she cannot wake him. The child is breathing but his eyes are closed. To best determine the child's mental status, you should first:

A) apply pressure to the child's nail beds. B) say loudly, "Open your eyes!" C) ask the mother how long the child has been asleep. D) determine the child to be unresponsive.

A 14-year-old girl developed an ill-defined radiolucency in her anterior mandible in association with a hypermobile tooth no. 25 . She also had a numb lip. Which of the following should be suspected?

a. Ossifying fibroma b. Fibrous dysplasia c. Central giant cell granuloma d. Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia e. Osteosarcoma