OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What 2 senses are the ears responsible for - Correct Answers -Hearing and Balance
Another name for larynx - Correct Answers -voice box
Another name for tympanic membrane - Correct Answers –eardrum
otolaryngologist - Correct Answers -study of ear
otomycosis - Correct Answers -a fungal infection of the ear; swimmer's ear
Otoscope - Correct Answers -instrument to view inside the ear
Another name for trachea - Correct Answers -windpipe
ANother name for Pharynx - Correct Answers -throat
another name for auricle - Correct Answers -pinna
another name for adenoids - Correct Answers -tonsils
What areas of the body does otorhinolaryngology treat - Correct Answers -Ear, nose,
and throat
-otomy - Correct Answers -cutting into
-scope - Correct Answers -instrument for viewing
What does the epiglottis do? - Correct Answers -prevents food from entering the
trachea
3 functions of the nasal cavity - Correct Answers -warm, moisturize, and filter air
abscess - Correct Answers -collection of pus
adenoids - Correct Answers -lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What 2 senses are the ears responsible for - Correct Answers -Hearing and Balance
Another name for larynx - Correct Answers -voice box
Another name for tympanic membrane - Correct Answers –eardrum
otolaryngologist - Correct Answers -study of ear
otomycosis - Correct Answers -a fungal infection of the ear; swimmer's ear
Otoscope - Correct Answers -instrument to view inside the ear
Another name for trachea - Correct Answers -windpipe
ANother name for Pharynx - Correct Answers -throat
another name for auricle - Correct Answers -pinna
another name for adenoids - Correct Answers -tonsils
What areas of the body does otorhinolaryngology treat - Correct Answers -Ear, nose,
and throat
-otomy - Correct Answers -cutting into
-scope - Correct Answers -instrument for viewing
What does the epiglottis do? - Correct Answers -prevents food from entering the
trachea
3 functions of the nasal cavity - Correct Answers -warm, moisturize, and filter air
abscess - Correct Answers -collection of pus
adenoids - Correct Answers -lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils