ENT Anatomy Workshop

Question 1

what skeletal structure prevents anterior dislocation of the TMJ?

Answer 1

zygomatic process

Question 2

what structure transmits taste fibres from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

Answer 2

facial canal

Question 3

what part of the temporal bone articulates at the pterion?

Answer 3

squamous part

Question 4

what is the antrum?

Answer 4

maxillary sinus

Question 5

where do the sphenoid sinuses empty?

Answer 5

the sphenoethmoidal recess

Question 6

what sinuses drain into the osteum of the middle meatus?

Answer 6

maxillary
frontal
anterior ethmoid

Question 7

what sinus(es) drain into the superior meatus?

Answer 7

posterior ethmoid

Question 8

what part of the nose contains keratinised epithelium?

Answer 8

nostril

Question 9

what concha is covered in respiratory mucosa?

Answer 9

middle

Question 10

eustachian tube nerve supply?

Answer 10

cn9

Question 11

what type of joint connects the ossicles?

Answer 11

synovial

Question 12

what area other than the ethmoid contains air cells?

Answer 12

mastoid process

Question 13

sensory supply to the ear lobe?

Answer 13

anterior rami of C2 and 3

Question 14

what does the aditus of the nose connect?

Answer 14

the epitympanic recess to the mastoid process

Question 15

the ostium of what structure is located entirely within the IAM?

Answer 15

maxillary sinus/antrum

Question 16

where is the opening of the IAM located?

Answer 16

posterior cranial fossa

Question 17

what are adenoids?

Answer 17

tonsils located in nasal cavity

Question 18

sensory nerve supply to the stapes?

Answer 18

cn9

Question 19

motor supply to the stapes?

Answer 19

cn7

Question 20

name the opening of the otic capsule

Answer 20

oval window

Question 21

sensory nerve supply to the nasal cavity?

Answer 21

CNV1/CNV2

Question 22

sensory supply to the inferior part of the auditory meatus?

Answer 22

CNX

Question 23

pathology of what cranial nerve can cause falls?

Answer 23

vestibular

Question 24

a fossa is present in the laryngopharynx T or F

Answer 24

T, there are 2

Question 25

the arch is a feature of the laryngopharynx T or F

Answer 25

F, it is a feature of the soft palate

Question 26

what nerve goes through the foramen ovale?

Answer 26

CNV3

Question 27

name all the muscles that attach to the hyoid bone inferiorly

Answer 27

mylohyoid
stylohyoid
geniohyoid
digastric

Question 28

what vertebral level is the hyoid bone located at?

Answer 28

C3

Question 29

which of these structures are palpable:
submental salivary gland
parotid gland
submandibular gland
carotid bifurcation
trachea
thyroid gland

Answer 29

no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes

Question 30

what muscles of the oral cavity and pharynx attach to the hyoid bone?

Answer 30

Middle pharyngeal constrictor
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus

Question 31

what cartilage covers the laryngeal inlet?

Answer 31

elastic

Question 32

nerve that gives sensory supply to ant 2/3 of tongue?

Answer 32

CNV

Question 33

special sensory supply to post 1/3 of tongue?

Answer 33

CNIX

Question 34

only muscle of the pharynx to not be supplied by vagus?

Answer 34

stylopharyngeus

Question 35

the parotid duct pierces what structure on its way to the mouth?

Answer 35

buccinator

Question 36

innervation of the tonsillar sinus?

Answer 36

CNIX

Question 37

surface landmark in a cricothyrotomy?

Answer 37

arch

Question 38

where is the vallecula located?

Answer 38

anterosuperior to the epiglottis

Question 39

where is the tensor vali palatini located? what does it look like

Answer 39

nasopharynx, circular