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Paranasal Sinuses, Tonsils & Adenoids

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the following "red" sinuses......

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

2.

Identify the following "green" sinuses......

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

3.

Identify the following "yellow" sinuses......

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

4.

Identify the following "blue" sinuses......

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

5.

Which pair of sinuses are the largest?

a)

frontal

b)

ethmoid

c)

maxillary

d)

sphenoid

6.

Which pair of sinuses are the second largest?

a)

frontal

b)

ethmoid

c)

maxillary

d)

sphenoid

7.

Which pair of sinuses are more dorsal?

a)

frontal

b)

ethmoid

c)

maxillary

d)

sphenoid

8.

Which pair of sinuses are located at the nasal bridge?

a)

frontal

b)

ethmoid

c)

maxillary

d)

sphenoid

9.

Which type of tissue lines the sinuses?

a)

connective

b)

nervous

c)

epithelial

d)

muscle

10.

Where are adenoids located?

a)

posterior to the soft palate

b)

anterior to the hard palate

c)

posterior to the hard palate

d)

anterior to the soft palate

11.

The function of the paranasal sinuses.........

a)

decrease the relative weight of the skull

b)

increase the resonance of the voice

c)

humidify inhaled air

d)

heat inhaled air

12.

The technical name for throat is.....

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

esophagus

13.

The technical name for voice box is.....

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

esophagus

14.

White gunk lodged in tonsils are called?

a)

tonsil stones

b)

tonsillolith

c)

tonsillitis

15.

The soft pink tissue lining the sinuses is called.......

a)

viscous

b)

mucus

c)

mucosa

d)

phlegm

16.

Which sinuses are the first to develop?

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

17.

Which sinuses are the last to develop?

a)

ethmoid

b)

maxillary

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

e)

none of them

18.

Which system(s) are tonsils & adenoids associated with?

a)

excretory

b)

immune

c)

integumentary

d)

muscular

e)

lymphatic

19.

Which suffix ending is associated with "the removal of"?

a)

-itis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-otomy

d)

-oscopy

e)

-ostomy

20.

What are the purpose of tonsils & adenoids?

a)

allow bacteria & viruses to reproduce

b)

trap only bacteria

c)

trap bacteria & viruses

d)

allow only viruses to reproduce