ENT saq

Question 1

branches of the facial nerve

Answer 1

zygomatic buccal marginal mandibular cervical

Question 1

pathophysiology of BPPV

Answer 1

displacement of an otolith within Semicircular canals ; this causes abnormal movement of the endolymph within the canal giving a sensation of vertigo.

Question 2

main differential for acoustic neuroma

Answer 2

meningioma

Question 3

definition of a paranasal sinus

Answer 3

air filled cavity in the facial bones with connection to nasal cavity

Question 4

what are the paranasal sinuses

Answer 4

maxillary ethmoidal sphenoid frontal

Question 5

bordering tissue of the paranasal sinuses

Answer 5

ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Question 6

which nerve is the recurrent laryngeal nerve a branch of

Answer 6

vagus nerve

Question 7

which side is more affected by recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and why

Answer 7

left, longer course

Question 8

which nerve is the cricothyroid supplied by

Answer 8

superior laryngeal nerve