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What is the function of the auricle?
Which congenital abnormality is characterized by the absence of the pinna?
What is the medical term for a benign bony overgrowth of the bony external auditory canal?
Which blood supply provides nourishment to the external ear?
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What type of injuries can result in frostbite of the ear?
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What is the length of the external acoustic meatus?
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What is the recommended treatment for small auricular hematomas?
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What is the most common etiology for cauliflower ear (wrestler's ear)?
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What is the potential complication of applying heat to a frozen ear before circulation is established?
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What is the narrowest point in the external auditory canal where foreign bodies can become impacted?
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What is the most common type of foreign body found in the ear of children?
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Which technique is NOT used for removing ear foreign bodies?
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What is the potential consequence of imprudent cleaning of the ear canal?
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Which clinical feature is commonly associated with large auricular hematomas?
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What is perichondritis?
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What is the medical term for a condition characterized by the absence of the pinna?
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Which term is used to describe a benign bony overgrowth of the bony external auditory canal?
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What is the length of the external acoustic meatus?
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Which blood supply provides nourishment to the external ear?
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What type of injury can result in frostbite of the ear?
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What is the potential complication of applying heat to a frozen ear before circulation is established?
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Which of the following techniques is NOT recommended for removing ear foreign bodies?
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What is the potential complication of applying heat to a frozen ear before circulation is established?
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What is the most common type of foreign body found in the ear of children?
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Which type of injury can result in frostbite of the ear?
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What is the potential consequence of imprudent cleaning of the ear canal?
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Which clinical feature is commonly associated with large auricular hematomas?
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What is perichondritis?
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What is the narrowest point in the external auditory canal where foreign bodies can become impacted?
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What is the recommended treatment for small auricular hematomas?
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