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Surgical Technology

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1. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.






2. Is a benign cyst or tumor that fills the mastoid cavity and erodes the mastoid air cells. Formed when epithelial cells that would normally be shed throught the eustachian tube are unable to migrate out the middle ear cavity due to a blockage of the a






3. Similar to 4. the reamianing foot plate of the stapes is fixed. All ossicles are removed. A window is made into the horizontal semicircular canal and the tympanic graft seals offf the middle ear and provides protection for the oval window.






4. Removal of pharyngeal tonsils that have become enlarged. Done under general anesthesia - patient in supine - with neck hyperextedned by a roll placed under the shoulders. An adult patient may receive a local anesthetic and will be placed in teh sitti






5. Can be used as a diagnostic procedure - or can be considered functional. The paranasal sinuses can be accessed with the endoscope using an intrancasal approach or external incisions. The main advantages is that the surgery can be focused on the area






6. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






7. _____ are capable of vibration when air passes through them during exhalation to produce sound. Fibrous bands that stretch across the hollow interior of the larynx.






8. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______

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9. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.






10. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






11. Commonly referred to as the throat. Serves the respiratory tract by receiving air from the nose and mouth - and the digestive system as a passageway for food and liquids.






12. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule






13. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.






14. The ________is the tip of the cranial nerve 1.






15. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.






16. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____






17. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.






18. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.






19. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?






20. There are several landmarks on the tympanic membrance. They are 1. _____ - surrounding the 'TM' is referred to as the 2. _____. A small superior is less tense and is called 3._____ - because it lacks the central fibrous connective tissue. The 4._____






21. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.






22. Occurs when there is an interference with the transmission of sounds from the external or middle ear - preventing sound waves from entering the inner ear. Ex. a peanut in the ear - perforated 'TM' - fluid in middle ear






23. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)






24. Autographs(from the same person) - allografts (from the same species) - xenografts (from animals) - or synthetic grafts are several options available for repair or replacement of damaged or diseased _____ or the ____>






25. The ______come together to form the utricle.






26. Unilaterally - removal of the cervial lymph nodes - jugular vein - and sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). While perfomed alone to treat metastatic squamous cell carcinoma - also done in conjunction with mandibulectomy for metastatic lesions of the mou






27. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________






28. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual






29. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...






30. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.






31. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____






32. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed






33. TM - malleus - and incus are affected. The replacement tympanium is placed directly against the intact stapes - permitting the transmission of sound to the oval window. In addition to the damaged tympanic membrane - both the malleus and incus have be






34. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.






35. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?






36. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.






37. An esophageal diverticulum

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38. A soft tissue graft is used to repair the eardrum. The damage is limited to the tympanic membrane - All content of the middle ear are intact.






39. ______a very common acute inflammatiion of the middle ear - usually initiated by blockage of the eustachian tube causing an accululation of fluid - which would normally be drained into the _________ - this would lead to severe ear pain.






40. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______






41. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.






42. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.






43. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.






44. Maybe benign or malignant. Evidence may include changes in voice quality and pain. May arise form any structure within the larynx and is not limited to the vocal coreds. Laryngectomy - radical neck dissection - radiation therapy.






45. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as

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46. Branches of both the internal and external carotid arteries provide the blood supply to the nose. The main source is the _________ - Which is one of the terminal divisions of the external carotid.






47. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________






48. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.






49. To remove a foreign body - obtain diagnosis - or treat a condition. For flexible - the patient is often given a topical anesthetic - for rigid - general is the treatment of choice.






50. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.