FCPS Part 1 ENT: Head and Neck MCQs — High-Yield Concepts

Head and Neck makes up 233 questions in HighYield's FCPS Part 1 ENT bank — the region spanning salivary glands, neck spaces and the deep fascial planes — and it's still without a dedicated practice post.

Head and Neck is a 233-question subject in HighYield's FCPS Part 1 ENT bank, covering salivary gland disease, neck masses and the deep spaces of the neck — and unlike Ear, Nose & Sinus, and Larynx, Pharynx & Airway, it hasn't had a dedicated practice post until now. Below is a sample set of Head and Neck MCQs in the same one-line format as the full bank.

Head and Neck

1. A painless, fluctuant, lateral neck mass in a young adult, arising from a persistent second branchial cleft remnant, characteristically lies anterior to the:

A) Sternocleidomastoid muscle ✅
B) Trapezius muscle
C) Thyroid cartilage
D) Hyoid bone

2. A midline neck swelling that moves upward with tongue protrusion is most typical of a:

A) Dermoid cyst
B) Thyroglossal duct cyst ✅
C) Cystic hygroma
D) Branchial cyst

3. Gustatory sweating over the cheek after parotidectomy, due to aberrant regeneration of parasympathetic fibres into cutaneous sweat glands, is known as:

A) Bell's palsy
B) Frey syndrome ✅
C) Horner syndrome
D) Eagle syndrome

4. The most common benign salivary gland tumour, arising most often in the parotid gland, is the:

A) Warthin tumour
B) Pleomorphic adenoma ✅
C) Oncocytoma
D) Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

5. A benign parotid tumour that occurs almost exclusively in older male smokers and is bilateral in a significant minority of cases is the:

A) Pleomorphic adenoma
B) Warthin tumour ✅
C) Adenoid cystic carcinoma
D) Acinic cell carcinoma

6. Rapidly spreading bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular, sublingual and submental spaces, with a risk of acute airway obstruction, describes:

A) Peritonsillar abscess
B) Ludwig's angina ✅
C) Retropharyngeal abscess
D) Parapharyngeal abscess

7. An outpouching of the pharyngeal mucosa through Killian's dehiscence, presenting with dysphagia, regurgitation and halitosis, is a:

A) Zenker's (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum ✅
B) Traction diverticulum
C) Epiphrenic diverticulum
D) Meckel's diverticulum

8. A firm, enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node, classically a sign of an occult abdominal or thoracic malignancy, is known as:

A) Sister Mary Joseph node
B) Virchow's node ✅
C) Delphian node
D) Rotter's node

Practise With Explanations

HighYield's FCPS Part 1 ENT QBank has 3,700+ MCQs across ear, nose and paranasal sinuses, larynx and airway, pharynx and oral cavity, and head and neck, plus the shared basic sciences. Every question has a written explanation, and subject analytics show which region needs another pass. Your first 20 questions are free, no card required. See also our Ear MCQs post.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Head and Neck a major subject in FCPS Part 1 ENT?

Yes. At 233 questions it sits alongside Anatomy and Pathology as one of the larger non-regional subjects in the bank, spanning salivary glands, neck spaces and neck masses.

What topics come up most often in Head and Neck?

Salivary gland tumours (pleomorphic adenoma vs Warthin tumour), neck space infections such as Ludwig's angina, and the classic congenital neck masses — branchial cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts.