Basic Science

Question 1

ear, nose and throat functions

Answer 1

1. respiratory
2. special sensory functions
3. digestive functions
4. protective functions

Question 2

respiratory functions of ENT

Answer 2

patency, warms/filters/humidifies air and controls movement

Question 3

special sensory functions of ENT

Answer 3

smell
taste
hearing
balance

Question 4

digestive functions of ENT

Answer 4

mastication (chewing)
deglutition (swallow)
digestion
lubrication

Question 5

protective functions of ENT

Answer 5

filters air
antimicrobial properties
immune system
reflexes
regurgitation

Question 6

branches of the external carotid artery

Answer 6

some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students

superior thyroid artery
ascending pharyngeal artery
lingual artery
facial artery
occipital artery
posterior auricular artery
maxillary artery
superficial temporal artery

Question 7

four bilateral parasympathetic ganglion in the head and neck

Answer 7

ciliary ganglion (CNIII)
pterygopalatine ganglion (CNVII)
submandibular ganglion (CNVII)
otic ganglion (CNIX)

Question 8

lymphatic drainage of the head and neck

Answer 8

parotid (pre-auricular)
mastoid (post-auricular)
deep cervical (internal jugular vein)
superficial cervical nodes (external jugular vein)