External Ear Anatomy
- Previous year questions on External Ear Anatomy for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 6 live questions in External Ear Anatomy.
- 1 of 6 questions carries a verified exam year: 2020.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Cough reflex on scratching the floor of external auditory meatus is due to which nerve?
- AAuricular branch of vagus✓ Correct answer
- BAuriculotemporal
- CGreater auricular nerve
- DFacial nerve
Q2.widening of the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal ?
- Aotoplasty
- Bmyringoplasty
- Ctympanoplasty
- Dmeatoplasty✓ Correct answer
Q3.Which of the following nerves supplies the ear lobule?
- AGreater auricular nerve✓ Correct answer
- BLesser occipital nerve
- CFacial nerve
- DAuriculotemporal nerve
Q4.All of the following nerves supply auricle & external meatus except -
- ATrigeminal nerve
- BFacial nerve
- CAuditory nerve✓ Correct answer
- DVagus nerve
Q5.Cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal is
- AMedial 1/3
- BLateral 1/3✓ Correct answer
- CMedial 2/3
- DLateral 2/3
Q6.Dehiscence in the external auditory canal cause infection in the parotid gland via:
- AFissure of Santorini✓ Correct answer
- BNotch of Rivinus
- CPetro-tympanic fissure
- DRetro pharyngeal fissure
Answer key
Q1: A. Auricular branch of vagus; Q2: D. meatoplasty; Q3: A. Greater auricular nerve; Q4: C. Auditory nerve; Q5: B. Lateral 1/3; Q6: A. Fissure of Santorini.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- CSOM: Management and Complications
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Tumours of the Ear
- Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
- ENT Instruments