Nasal Anatomy
- Previous year questions on Nasal 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.
- 16 live questions in Nasal Anatomy.
- 3 of 16 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2019.
- ENT is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.From which of the following arteries does the sphenopalatine artery arise?
- AExternal carotid
- BFacial
- CMaxillary✓ Correct answer
- DOphthalmic
Q2.Nasal mucosa is supplied by:
- Aonly external carotid artery
- BOnly internal carotid artery
- CMainly external carotid artery✓ Correct answer
- DMainly internal carotid artery
Q3.Uncinate process of ethmoid bone is attached anteriorly to the bone?
- ASphenoid
- BEthmoid
- CLacrimal✓ Correct answer
- DFrontal
Q4.Normal nasofrontal angle is
- A105-110 degrees
- B110-115 degrees
- C115-130 degrees✓ Correct answer
- D1390-190 degrees
Q5.The floor of the nasal cavity in children is made of
- APalatine bone and vomer
- BSphenoid and ethmoid
- CNasal bone and maxilla
- DPalatine bone and maxilla✓ Correct answer
Q6.Which of the following is key area of nasal septum?
- AAnterosuperior part of nasal septum
- BAnteroinferior part of nasal septum✓ Correct answer
- CPosterosuperior part of nasal septum
- DPosteroinferior part of nasal septum
Q7.Which is not a branch of the external carotid artery supplying nasal septum?
- ASphenopalatine
- Bgreater palatine
- Csuperior labial
- Danterior ethmoidal✓ Correct answer
Q8.Not a part of ethmoid bone is
- AInferior turbinate✓ Correct answer
- BAgar nasi cells
- CUncinate process
- DCrista galli
Q9.Which of the following are not a branch of external carotid artery in Kiesselbach's plexus.
- ASphenopalatine artery
- BAnterior ethmoidal artery✓ Correct answer
- CGreater palatine artery
- DSeptal branch of superior labial artery
Q10.All are the branches of ECA that supply nasal septum except:
- AAnterior ethmoidal artery✓ Correct answer
- BSphenopalatine artery
- CFacial artery
- DSuperior labial artery
Answer key
Q1: C. Maxillary; Q2: C. Mainly external carotid artery; Q3: C. Lacrimal; Q4: C. 115-130 degrees; Q5: D. Palatine bone and maxilla; Q6: B. Anteroinferior part of nasal septum; Q7: D. anterior ethmoidal; Q8: A. Inferior turbinate; Q9: B. Anterior ethmoidal artery; Q10: A. Anterior ethmoidal artery.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- 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
- 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