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student77 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A surgical procedure that uses plastic surgery to correct deformities of the external ear is called ________.

A) otoplasty
B) glossectomy
C) laryngectomy
D) rhinoplasty

Question 2

Endocrinology is the medical specialty that studies the ________.

A) ears, nose, and throat
B) testes, ovaries, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and pineal glands
C) breasts, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, and external genitalia
D) scrotum, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, urethra, and penis

cam1229 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) Correct Ot/o- means ear and -plasty means process of reshaping by surgery.
B) A glossectomy is surgery on the tongue, not the ear.
C) Laryngectomy is surgery on the larynx, not the ear.
D) Rhinoplasty is surgery on the nose, not the ear.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) Endocrinology does not study these structures.
B) Correct
C) Endocrinology does not study these structures.
D) Endocrinology does not study these structures.