what is the definition of otosclerosis?

a. earache

b. ringing in the ear

c. hardening of spongy bone in the ear

d. harding of tympanic membrane

the medical term for a nosebleed is?

a. epistaxis

b. sinusitis

c. rhinitis

d. hemopytsis

Menieres syndrome involves the ?

a. middle ear

b. inner ear

c. eustachian tube

d. auditory ossicles

untreated acute otitis media may result in?

a. mastoiditis

b. adenoiditis

c. otosclerosis

d. cholesteatoma

otoplasty is performed to correct a congenital deformity of the?

a. mouth

b. nose

c. ear

d. eye

fine hooks available in varying angles are essential dissecting tools to perform a?

a. myringotomy

b. tonsilectomy
c. stapedectomy

d. tympanotomy

all of the following surgical instruments are required for repair of a nasal fracture except?

a. baynoet forceps

b. pilar retractor

c. speculum

d. rasp

which surgical instrument would you need to remove the septal cartilage during a rhinoplasty?

a. kerrison rongeur

b. Jansen middleton forcep
c. pratt bone currete
d. ballenger swivel knife

all of the following surgical instruments would be used during a tonsillectomy setup EXCEPT?

a. yankauer suction tip
b. hurd dissector and pilar retractor

c. freer elevator

d. schnidt forceps

all of the following surgical instruments would be found on a nasal setup EXCEPT?

a. freer elevator

b. bayonet forceps

c. potts forceps

d. cottle speculum

in what post-operative position is a patient placed following a tonsillectomy?

a. lateral

b. trendelenburg

c. reverse trendelenburg

d. sitting

an accumulation of squamous epithelium that forms a mass destructive to the middle ear is called?

a. otosclerosis

b. otitis media

c. cholesteaoma

d. menieres syndrome

the incision for a cald-well luc procedure involves the ?

a. canine fossa
b. frontal sinus

c. eyebrow

d. tear duct

excision of lymphoid tissue at the roof of the nasopharnyx and above the soft palate to facilitate breathing is a/an?

a. adenoidectomy

b. tonsillectomy

c. turbinectomy

d. parotidectomy

surgical correction of a deviated septum is a/an?

a. antrostomy

b. septoplasty

c. rhinoplasty

d. turbinectomy

a plastic procedure performed to correct protruding ears is?

a. tympanoplasty

b. otoplasty

c. blepharoplasty

d. mentoplasty

glossectomy is removal of?

a. tongue

b. polyps

c. ethmoid

d. soft palate

a surgical procedure for the treatment of acute otitis media is ?

a. myringotomy

b. stapedectomy

c. stapes mobilization

d. tympanoplasty