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.
◍ Retrosigmoid craniotomy/ Suboccitpital craniotomy.
Answer: Surgical procedure to remove large tumors by removing the
occipital bone behind the ear to remove the tumor
◍ nares (nostrils).
Answer: openings through the nose carrying air into the nasopharynx
◍ nasopharyngeal.
Answer: pertaining to the nose and pharynx
◍ BAHA.
Answer: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
◍ arytenoid cartilage.
Answer: Posterior to the thyroid
◍ MAC.
Answer: monitored anesthesia care
◍ FESS.
Answer: functional endoscopic sinus surgery
◍ internal nose (nasal cavity).
Answer: Hallow space behind the external nose which is separated from left
, and right by the nasal septum.
◍ Mastoidectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of mastoid portion of the temporal bone
◍ otitis media.
Answer: middle ear infection
◍ Adenoiditis.
Answer: inflammation of the adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)
◍ Mastoiditis.
Answer: Inflammation of the mastoid bone/infection of the mastoid bone
◍ tracheostomy.
Answer: creation of an opening into the trachea
◍ olfaction.
Answer: sense of smell
◍ Myringotomy blade.
Answer: Blade is designed to reach tympanic membrane to create hole for
tube insertion
◍ Sternothyroid.
Answer: Connects at the edge of the thyroid cartilage to the top of the
sternum
◍ Stapedectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the stapes
◍ UPPP.
Answer: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
◍ alveolar ducts.
Answer: Tubes that get smaller and smaller as they continue to alveoli.
◍ Meniere's disease.
Answer: An inner ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo. Worsened by
smoking and high salt diet.
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.
◍ Retrosigmoid craniotomy/ Suboccitpital craniotomy.
Answer: Surgical procedure to remove large tumors by removing the
occipital bone behind the ear to remove the tumor
◍ nares (nostrils).
Answer: openings through the nose carrying air into the nasopharynx
◍ nasopharyngeal.
Answer: pertaining to the nose and pharynx
◍ BAHA.
Answer: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
◍ arytenoid cartilage.
Answer: Posterior to the thyroid
◍ MAC.
Answer: monitored anesthesia care
◍ FESS.
Answer: functional endoscopic sinus surgery
◍ internal nose (nasal cavity).
Answer: Hallow space behind the external nose which is separated from left
, and right by the nasal septum.
◍ Mastoidectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of mastoid portion of the temporal bone
◍ otitis media.
Answer: middle ear infection
◍ Adenoiditis.
Answer: inflammation of the adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)
◍ Mastoiditis.
Answer: Inflammation of the mastoid bone/infection of the mastoid bone
◍ tracheostomy.
Answer: creation of an opening into the trachea
◍ olfaction.
Answer: sense of smell
◍ Myringotomy blade.
Answer: Blade is designed to reach tympanic membrane to create hole for
tube insertion
◍ Sternothyroid.
Answer: Connects at the edge of the thyroid cartilage to the top of the
sternum
◍ Stapedectomy.
Answer: surgical removal of the stapes
◍ UPPP.
Answer: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
◍ alveolar ducts.
Answer: Tubes that get smaller and smaller as they continue to alveoli.
◍ Meniere's disease.
Answer: An inner ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo. Worsened by
smoking and high salt diet.
