HEENT UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Auricle
Answer: Or pinna, is the visible portion of the auditory system, made up
of a cartilaginous framework. This complex, three-dimensional structure
collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting system of the
middle ear.
●● Auditory Ossicles
Answer: The small bones of the middle ear; they are articulated to form
a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to
the oval window
●● Blepharitis
Answer: Inflammation of the eyelid
●● Oral Cancer
Answer: A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related
structures
●● Cerumen
,Answer: (ear wax) The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the
ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal
●● Cochlea
Answer: coiled bony structure within the inner ear; it contains the organ
of Corti and perforations for the passage of cochlear division of the
auditory nerve.
●● Corneal Ulcer
Answer: Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or
amoebas
●● Exudate
Answer: Fluid that has escaped from tissue or capillaries, usually after
injury or inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood
cells.
●● Hearing
Answer: Interpretation of sound waves by the brain.
●● Hordeolum
Answer: (Stye) A suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of a gland of
the eyelid.
, ●● Lesion
Answer: A wound or injury, or pathological change in body tissue
●● Lymphadenopathy
Answer: An enlargement of the lymph nodes
●● Ophthalmoscope
Answer: An instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and
especially the retina
●● Otitis Externa
Answer: An inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of
the tympanic membrane
●● Otitis Media
Answer: An inflammation of the middle ear
●● Sinusitis
Answer: Inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially
the paranasal
●● Tic
Answer: A spasmodic muscular contraction
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Auricle
Answer: Or pinna, is the visible portion of the auditory system, made up
of a cartilaginous framework. This complex, three-dimensional structure
collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting system of the
middle ear.
●● Auditory Ossicles
Answer: The small bones of the middle ear; they are articulated to form
a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to
the oval window
●● Blepharitis
Answer: Inflammation of the eyelid
●● Oral Cancer
Answer: A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related
structures
●● Cerumen
,Answer: (ear wax) The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the
ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal
●● Cochlea
Answer: coiled bony structure within the inner ear; it contains the organ
of Corti and perforations for the passage of cochlear division of the
auditory nerve.
●● Corneal Ulcer
Answer: Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or
amoebas
●● Exudate
Answer: Fluid that has escaped from tissue or capillaries, usually after
injury or inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood
cells.
●● Hearing
Answer: Interpretation of sound waves by the brain.
●● Hordeolum
Answer: (Stye) A suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of a gland of
the eyelid.
, ●● Lesion
Answer: A wound or injury, or pathological change in body tissue
●● Lymphadenopathy
Answer: An enlargement of the lymph nodes
●● Ophthalmoscope
Answer: An instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and
especially the retina
●● Otitis Externa
Answer: An inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of
the tympanic membrane
●● Otitis Media
Answer: An inflammation of the middle ear
●● Sinusitis
Answer: Inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially
the paranasal
●● Tic
Answer: A spasmodic muscular contraction
