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1
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most common type of skin cancer

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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What specific branch of the facial nerve does the schirmer’s test evaluate?

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Lacrimal nerve

branch of V1 which produces cutaneous innervation to the conjunctiva.

Evaluates reflex tear production from irritation of cinjunctiva

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where does the facial nerve exit as it becomes extracranial?

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Stylomastoid foramen

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Abnormal form or position of the body caused by non disruptive mechanical forces is called

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Deformation

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Morphologic defect of an organ, part of an organ, or larger region of the body resulting from a breakdown or interface with, an originally normal developmental process

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Disruption

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A morphologic defect of an organ, aprt of an organ, or a larger region of the body resulting from an intrisically abnormal development?

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Malformation

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7
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Vascular endothelium and muscle are of which embryonic origin?

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Mesoderma

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8
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Cleft palate may result when..

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Defective growth of palatal shelves

Failure of the shelves to attain a horizonal position

Lack of contact between shelves

Rupture after fusion of shelves

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9
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What classification system is used to categorize cleft lip and palate?

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Thallwitz Classification

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Management of CLAP (0-6 mos)

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Initial evaluation

Fabrication of intra-oral appliance with monthly modification

Otologic evaluation

Vocal Play and initial parent counseling

General pediatric evaluation and immunizations

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Management of CLAP (6-12 months)

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CLAP surgery

Speech therapy

Continued pedia follow up

Dental evaluation and care during primary tooth eruption

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Management of CLAP (1-5 years)

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Secondary assessment and correction

Psychiatric Evaluation

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Management of CLAP (8-10 years)

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Alveolar bone grafting

Continue orthodontic follow up

Speech therapy

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management of Clap (16-18 years)

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Orthognathic surgery

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Management of CLAP (19 years)

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Aesthetic surgery

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Rare congenital disorder characterized by abducens and facial nerve palsy, metal retardation, limb malformation, and poland anomaly

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Mobius sequence

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Pierre Robin sequence triad

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Mandibular micro-retrognathia

glossoptosis

Cleft of the secondary palate and upper airway obstruction

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18
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What cell groups and material predominate during the inflammatory stage of wound healing?

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Lymphocytes

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What cell groups and material predominate during the proliferative stage of wound healing?

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Fibroblasts

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20
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House-brackman grade of facial nerve movement

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I - Normal

II - Slight weakness on close inspection

III-Obvious weakness, not disfiguring

IV- Obvious Disfiguring weakness

V- Motion barely perceptible

VI - No movement, loss of tone, no synkenesis, contracture or spasm

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21
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Change in pressure within an elastic medium

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Sound

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22
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What is the average human threshold for sound to e Painful

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120 decibels

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23
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Highest frequency perceived by human hearing

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20,000 Hz

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24
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That test compares a patien’ts air and bone conduction hearing?

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Rinne

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25
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What forms the roof of the middle ear space?

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Tegmen tympani

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26
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Muscle that controls the opening of ET

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Tensor veli palitini

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27
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The semi-circular canals are oriented at ___degrees to each other?

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90

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28
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What audiometric test is employed as part of the newborn screening?

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Otoacoustic emissions

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29
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Most common organism involved in diffuse otitis externa

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Pseudomonas

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30
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Usual infecting organism in localized otitis externa

31
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usual Pathogens causing otomycosis

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Aspergillus albicans

Pitysporum

Aspergillus niger

32
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What otoscopic finding is consistent with barotrauma?

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Hemotymparium

33
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Drug-induced hearing loss

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Aminoglycosides

Loop diuretics

Salicylate

34
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Most ommon presentation of an acoustic neuroma

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Unilateral hearing loss

35
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Most common organism found in chronic suppurative otitis media

36
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A MRI with gadolinium contrast shows an enhancing lesion in the IAC.

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Acoustic neuroma

37
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Function of alar nasalis

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Constrictor

38
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Gland that covers the nasal epithelium

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Bowman’s gland

39
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Potential side effecct of chronic use of topical nasal decongestant

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Atrophic rhinitis (rhinitis medicamentosa)

40
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Paranasal sinus not presentat birth

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Frontal sinus

41
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Arnold’s nerve

42
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Jacobson’s Nerve

43
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Bst radiograph for sphenoid sinus?

44
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Complication of delayed treatment of a septal hematoma

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Maxillary sinusitis

45
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Most common cause of profuse epistaxis in the elderly?

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Hypertension

46
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Most common site of origin of a nasopharyngeal cancer?

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Fossa of Rosenmuller

47
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To which cervical lymph node group does a NPCA spread first?

48
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How many teeth are there in the adult

49
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Where in the mouth is the opening of the Wharton’s duct?

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Near the lingual frenulum

50
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Duct of the sublingual gland?

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Duct of Rivinus

51
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Average volume of saliva produced per day?

52
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which salivary gland is most prone to formation of sialolithiasis?

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Submandibular gland

More alkaline and viscous, Higher concentration of calcium and phosphate, Length and irregular course of duct, Position of the ductal orifice

53
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What nerve supplies the main tensor of the vocal cord?

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External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve

54
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Where is the best location to put in a tracheostomy tube?

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Tracheal rings 2-4

55
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What nerve supplies taste to the posterior third of the tongue?

56
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What uscle makes up the anterior tonsillar pillar?

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Palatoglossus

57
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What makes up the posterior tonsillar pillar?

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Palatopharyngeus

58
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Most common larungeal abnormality in the newborn characterized by inspiratory stridor?

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laryngomalacia

59
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Thumb sign in neck lateral x-ray

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epiglotitis

60
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The right recurrent laryngeal nerve loops around the ….

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Right subclavian artery

61
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Where are the 1st echelon lymph nodes for spread from papillary thyroid cancer

62
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Where are the first echelon lymph nodes for spread from high grade parotid cancer?

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Level 1,2,3

63
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Where are the first echelon lymph nodes for spread from T3 tongue cancer

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Level 2, 3,4

64
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Where are the first echelon lymph nodes for spread from T4 glottic cancer?

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level 2,3,4

65
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Horner’s syndrome

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ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis

66
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Human papilloma virus is strongly associated with..

A

oral cancer

67
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EBV is stongly associated with

68
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Cause dby abnomal re-innervation of the Parasympathetic nerve fibers

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Frey’s syndrome (gustatory sweating)

69
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Most common malignant tumor of the parotid gland

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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

70
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Most common malignant tumor of the sublingual gland in adults

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma

71
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Most common benign tumor of the parotid in adults

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benign mixed tumor (pleomorphic adenoma)

72
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Most common benign tumor of the parotid gland in children

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Hemangioma

73
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What anatomic landmark separates level 2 from the level 4 lymph nodes in the neck?

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Hyoid bone

74
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What anatomic landmark separates level 2a from level 2b LN in the neck?

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Spinal accesory nerve

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