OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



dressing used after nasal surgery - Correct Answers -moustache

The most common topical anesthetic agent used in ENT surgery is: - Correct Answers -
cocaine

to minimize transfer of heat from burr to surrounding structures, ___ is used with an ear
drill - Correct Answers –irrigation

The winding, cone-shaped tube of the inner ear is the: - Correct Answers -cochlea

Adenoids are also called - Correct Answers -pharyngeal tonsils

The external ear terminates at the: - Correct Answers -tympanic membrane

A surgical schedule would describe the procedure to treat acute otitis media as a: -
Correct Answers -myringotomy

In a myringotomy, the tube to facilitate drainage is placed into the tympanic membrane
with a/an: - Correct Answers -alligator forceps

A perforated eardrum is corrected by: - Correct Answers -tympanoplasty

Severe vertigo may be relieved by: - Correct Answers -labyrinthectomy

Middle ear ventilation is facilitated by: - Correct Answers -myringotomy

A benign tumor arising from the eighth cranial nerve, which may grow to a size that
produces neurological symptoms, is a/an: - Correct Answers -acoustic neuroma

Surgical correction of a deviated septum is known as a/an: - Correct Answers -
submucous resection

A forceps used in nasal surgery is a/an: - Correct Answers -bayonet

Nasal polyps are removed with either a polyp forceps or a/an: - Correct Answers -nasal
snare