ENT 101 - TORONTO METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ stapes.
Answer: stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear.
Communicates with the oval window.
◍ alveolar ducts.
Answer: Tubes that get smaller and smaller as they continue to alveoli.
◍ TMJ.
Answer: temporomandibular joint
◍ MAC.
Answer: monitored anesthesia care
◍ mastoiditis.
Answer: infection of the bony air cells of the mastoid bone of the skull
◍ acoustic nerve.
Answer: Also knows as the 8th cranial nerve , connects the inner ear to the
brain.
◍ Myringotomy blade.
Answer: Blade is designed to reach tympanic membrane to create hole for
tube insertion
◍ Sternocleidomastoid.
Answer: Connected at the back of the head and down to the breast bone and
collar bone. Tilts head and turns neck.
, ◍ endolymph.
Answer: fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, bathes and
nourishes the fragile membranous tubes and cells
◍ Trachea.
Answer: Continuous with the larynx. Composed of a series of incomplete
rings of cartilage. Descends in front of the esophagus and divides into right
and left bronchi at the carina.
◍ middle ear.
Answer: the chamber between the eardrum and cochlea containing ossicles
that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea's oval window
◍ nasopharynx.
Answer: Directly behind the nasal sinuses above the palates. Opening of the
Eustachian tubes
◍ laryngectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the larynx (voice box)
◍ palatine tonsils.
Answer: Part of lymphatic system. True tonsils. Located on each side of the
oropharynx
◍ Meniere's disease.
Answer: An inner ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo. Worsened by
smoking and high salt diet.
◍ Caldwell-Luc.
Answer: Performed when an antrostomy does not provide adequate
visualization.
◍ glossectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the tongue
◍ oropharynx.
Answer: Extends from the soft palate to the level of the hyoid bone.
UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ stapes.
Answer: stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear.
Communicates with the oval window.
◍ alveolar ducts.
Answer: Tubes that get smaller and smaller as they continue to alveoli.
◍ TMJ.
Answer: temporomandibular joint
◍ MAC.
Answer: monitored anesthesia care
◍ mastoiditis.
Answer: infection of the bony air cells of the mastoid bone of the skull
◍ acoustic nerve.
Answer: Also knows as the 8th cranial nerve , connects the inner ear to the
brain.
◍ Myringotomy blade.
Answer: Blade is designed to reach tympanic membrane to create hole for
tube insertion
◍ Sternocleidomastoid.
Answer: Connected at the back of the head and down to the breast bone and
collar bone. Tilts head and turns neck.
, ◍ endolymph.
Answer: fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, bathes and
nourishes the fragile membranous tubes and cells
◍ Trachea.
Answer: Continuous with the larynx. Composed of a series of incomplete
rings of cartilage. Descends in front of the esophagus and divides into right
and left bronchi at the carina.
◍ middle ear.
Answer: the chamber between the eardrum and cochlea containing ossicles
that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea's oval window
◍ nasopharynx.
Answer: Directly behind the nasal sinuses above the palates. Opening of the
Eustachian tubes
◍ laryngectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the larynx (voice box)
◍ palatine tonsils.
Answer: Part of lymphatic system. True tonsils. Located on each side of the
oropharynx
◍ Meniere's disease.
Answer: An inner ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo. Worsened by
smoking and high salt diet.
◍ Caldwell-Luc.
Answer: Performed when an antrostomy does not provide adequate
visualization.
◍ glossectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the tongue
◍ oropharynx.
Answer: Extends from the soft palate to the level of the hyoid bone.
