The present invention relates to a system for inspecting a patient's orifice (especially the ear, nose or throat), to components of the system, and to methods of inspecting a patient's orifice. In one embodiment, the orifice inspection system includes: an orifice inspection device for illuminating a patient's orifice； and an image capture device for capturing a photograph of the patient's orifice as illuminated by the orifice inspection device； wherein the orifice inspection device is mountable relative to the image capture device, or wherein the image capture device is mounted on the orifice inspection device.
