ENT SURGERY TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Used for postauricular incisions to expose the mastoid area
Mastoid rongeur (Kerrison)
Lempert elevator
Mastoid chisel or gouge and mallet
Jansen mastoid retractor - ANSWER-Jansen mastoid retractor
This instrument is used to backbite tissue for sinal procedures.
antrum rongeur
Cottle elevator
alligator forceps
Joseph knife - ANSWER-antrum rongeur
Any procedure (five types) performed to repair defects in the tympanic membrane
and/or middle ear structures
Tympanoplasty
Myringotomy
Fenestration procedure
Bone conduction implantation - ANSWER-Tympanoplasty
Used primarily to remove cerumen; usually available in different sizes
Ear knife
Boucheron ear specula
Microdrill
Buck ear curette - ANSWER-Buck ear curette
What otological incision is between the meatus and cochlear cartilage?
Transcanal
Postaural
Canine fossa
Intra-aural - ANSWER-Intra-aural
Lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharyngeal region of the pharynx which
atrophies with age
Thyroid cartilage
Palatine tonsils
Adenoids
Vocal cords - ANSWER-Adenoids
The cochlear duct contains all of the following, EXCEPT:
, scala vestibuli
macula
scala tympani
Organ of Corti - ANSWER-macula
During procedures on the ear, a pledget may be soaked in an antibiotic solution if
______.
it includes epinephrine to decrease bleeding
it includes a local to decrease the patient's pain postoperatively
there is a break in technique, making the sterile procedure contaminated
it includes steroids to decrease inflammation - ANSWER-it includes steroids to
decrease inflammation
Removal of the air cells of the mastoid process, without involving the middle ear or
external canal
Modified radical mastoidectomy
Radical mastoidectomy
Stapes mobilization
Simple mastoidectomy - ANSWER-Simple mastoidectomy
Excision and resection of the septum to correct any deviation as the result of injury
or congenital deformity; designed to improve the functioning capabilities of the nose
Septoplasty
Turbinectomy
Rhinoplasty
Sphenoidectomy - ANSWER-Septoplasty
What is the name of the procedure to partially or totally remove the lower jaw for
cancer?
Glossectomy
Thyroidectomy
Mandibulectomy
Parotidectomy - ANSWER-Mandibulectomy
Disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear with symptoms including
progressive deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, and sensation of fullness or pressure in the
ears
Tinnitus
Otitis media
Mastoiditis
Meniere's disease - ANSWER-Meniere's disease
Used to elevate the periosteum prior to use of a drill and bits for exposing the middle
ear
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Used for postauricular incisions to expose the mastoid area
Mastoid rongeur (Kerrison)
Lempert elevator
Mastoid chisel or gouge and mallet
Jansen mastoid retractor - ANSWER-Jansen mastoid retractor
This instrument is used to backbite tissue for sinal procedures.
antrum rongeur
Cottle elevator
alligator forceps
Joseph knife - ANSWER-antrum rongeur
Any procedure (five types) performed to repair defects in the tympanic membrane
and/or middle ear structures
Tympanoplasty
Myringotomy
Fenestration procedure
Bone conduction implantation - ANSWER-Tympanoplasty
Used primarily to remove cerumen; usually available in different sizes
Ear knife
Boucheron ear specula
Microdrill
Buck ear curette - ANSWER-Buck ear curette
What otological incision is between the meatus and cochlear cartilage?
Transcanal
Postaural
Canine fossa
Intra-aural - ANSWER-Intra-aural
Lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharyngeal region of the pharynx which
atrophies with age
Thyroid cartilage
Palatine tonsils
Adenoids
Vocal cords - ANSWER-Adenoids
The cochlear duct contains all of the following, EXCEPT:
, scala vestibuli
macula
scala tympani
Organ of Corti - ANSWER-macula
During procedures on the ear, a pledget may be soaked in an antibiotic solution if
______.
it includes epinephrine to decrease bleeding
it includes a local to decrease the patient's pain postoperatively
there is a break in technique, making the sterile procedure contaminated
it includes steroids to decrease inflammation - ANSWER-it includes steroids to
decrease inflammation
Removal of the air cells of the mastoid process, without involving the middle ear or
external canal
Modified radical mastoidectomy
Radical mastoidectomy
Stapes mobilization
Simple mastoidectomy - ANSWER-Simple mastoidectomy
Excision and resection of the septum to correct any deviation as the result of injury
or congenital deformity; designed to improve the functioning capabilities of the nose
Septoplasty
Turbinectomy
Rhinoplasty
Sphenoidectomy - ANSWER-Septoplasty
What is the name of the procedure to partially or totally remove the lower jaw for
cancer?
Glossectomy
Thyroidectomy
Mandibulectomy
Parotidectomy - ANSWER-Mandibulectomy
Disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear with symptoms including
progressive deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, and sensation of fullness or pressure in the
ears
Tinnitus
Otitis media
Mastoiditis
Meniere's disease - ANSWER-Meniere's disease
Used to elevate the periosteum prior to use of a drill and bits for exposing the middle
ear
