Which instrument is described as looking like a small bird peak?

Which instrument is described as looking like a small bird peak?

• A. Guthrie Retractor
• B. Vaginal Speculum
• C. Nasal Speculum
• D. Arthoscope

Answer: (C)

A nasal speculum is being described because it has two blades that pivot and open like a beak, creating a small bird-peak opening to widen the nostril. This design lets a clinician visualize the nasal passages, mucosa, and septum during examination. The other tools don’t fit that beak-like shape: a vaginal speculum widens the vaginal opening with broader blades, not a pointed beak; a Guthrie retractor is a general tissue retractor without a beak-like tip; an arthroscope is a slender camera used inside joints, not a beak-shaped instrument for nasal entry.

A nasal speculum is being described because it has two blades that pivot and open like a beak, creating a small bird-peak opening to widen the nostril. This design lets a clinician visualize the nasal passages, mucosa, and septum during examination. The other tools don’t fit that beak-like shape: a vaginal speculum widens the vaginal opening with broader blades, not a pointed beak; a Guthrie retractor is a general tissue retractor without a beak-like tip; an arthroscope is a slender camera used inside joints, not a beak-shaped instrument for nasal entry.