CHAPTER 17 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGERY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027

CHAPTER 17 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGERY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 cerumen - Answers what is the name of the wax that is normally produced and found within the ear canal? myringotomy - Answers what is the term for creating a surgical opening into the tympanic membrane? cochlea - Answers which of the following is NOT an ossicle found in the middle ear? seventh (VII) - Answers Which cranial nerve may be damaged by growth of a cholesteatoma? Sinus cavities - Answers Walters, Caldwell, lateral, and submental radiographic views are used to establish diagnosis for which anantomical area? lymphoid - Answers What tissue type are the palatine tonsils? laryngeal - Answers Which of the following is NOT a category of tonsil tissue? pharyngeal - Answers Which of the following are classified as tonsils but are routinely referred to as adenoids and tend to atrophy with age? tracheotomy - Answers In which of the following procedures would the surgical technologist need to have a spreader and a hook ready for use? lateral jaw - Answers A TMJ decompression procedure is performed in which anatomical area? UPPP - Answers Which procedure is performed for treatment of sleep apnea? Steno's duct - Answers Which structure is often blocked with stones in the parotid gland, possibly necessitating surgical removal of the gland? Jansen-Middleton - Answers What is the name of the double-action, cupped, forward-angled forceps used to resect portions of the nasal septum? anesthesia - Answers Topical cocaine 4% is used in nasal surgery for: facial sinuses - Answers Anstrostomy rasps would be used in procedures involving which anatomical structures? individual and elastic - Answers Which of the following descriptions and classification of laryngeal cartilage pertains to the epiglottis? thyroid - Answers Which laryngeal cartilage is commonly known as the "Adam's Apple"? tracheotomy - Answers A procedure sometimes performed in the ICU, ER, or PACU is a(n)? Takahashi - Answers What is the name of the long thin, cupped, pistol-grip type handled forceps used in many nasal procedures? eight (VIII) - Answers Which cranial nerve carries information related to equilibrium to the cerebral cortex? stapedectomy - Answers Which of the following procedures would require use of an operating microscope? wiped with a micro-wipe sponge - Answers How should micro ear instruments be cleaned intraoperatively? suction - Answers Baron, Frazier, House and Rosen are names of which type of instruments? Nitrous Oxide - Answers Which gas can cause expansion of the middle ear and therefore is contraindicated in tympanic graft cases?