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Surgical Technology
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1. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
Eustachian tubes
Sphenoid
Zenker's diverticulum
Decongestants; myringotomy
2. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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3. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.
Panendoscopy
Septoplasty
Perforation; tympanotomy
Dorsum
4. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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5. Done for patients with otosclerosis. Under local with a complaint patient so that the surgeon using either voice commands or a tuning fork may access hearing restoration. Involves removal of the fixed stapes through a transaural or retroauricular inc
Uvula
Stapedectomy
Sclerosing agent
Children
6. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Vestibulocochlear
Conchae or turbinate
Trachea
Tympanic membrane : concave
7. The external ear is comprised of the...
Pinna
Deafness
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Internal maxillary artery
8. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.
True vocal cords (lower)
Frontal
Internal component of cochlear implants
2
9. 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
Laryngitis
Adenoidectomy
Posterior
Direct pressure
10. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Ossicles
Acute epiglottitis
Synovial
Cottonoids
11. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Dynamic equilibrium
Cochlear implants
Tracheitis
Internal nares
12. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.
Internal and external
Ethmoid
Base; root - superiorly
Pharynx
13. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Eardrum
Base; root - superiorly
Laryngitis
Tracheotomy
14. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Flexible cartilage
Sinus endoscopy
Dorsum
Olfactory bulb
15. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Perilymph; endolymph
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Hypertrophied turbinates
Olfactory; smell
16. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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17. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)
Sensorineural deafness
Epiglottitis
External nares
Sphenoid
18. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Stapedectomy
Tracheotomy
Traum
Temporalis fascia
19. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Direct pressure
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
20. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
Parotid gland; lateral
Laryngoscopy
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
21. All of the ossicles are affected - in addition to the perforated tympanum. The only remaining natural structure of the middle ear is the intact and mobile footplate of the stapes. Only an air pocked remains as protection for the round window - as the
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Ampullary crests
Flexible cartilage
Decongestants; myringotomy
22. Ear ache - headache - purulent discharge from the ear - hearing loss - dizziness - and weakness of the facial muscle due to damage of the ______ cranial nerve are evidence of _______
Conductive-type deafness
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Laryngoscopy
Olfactory; smell
23. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
Frontal
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Oval
Mastiodectomy
24. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.
Direct pressure
Ossicles
Cartilaginous
Auditory
25. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
Glottis
Flexible cartilage
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Posterior
26. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Cottonoids
Rhinitis
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Stapedotomy
27. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Virus
Vestibulocochlear
Osseus ridges
28. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.
Glottis
Septal perforation
Eustachian tubes
Trachea
29. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Acute epiglottitis
Children
Hard and soft
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
30. The only cartilage in the upper digestive tract to form a complete circle and is found at the base of the larynx. It is the most inferior of the laryngeal cartilages and attaches to the trachea.
Eardrum
Acute epiglottitis
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Cricoid cartilage
31. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Parotid gland; lateral
Epistaxis
Paratidectomy
32. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?
Osseus ridges
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
External nares
Eustachian tubes
33. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Otis media; nasopharynx
Ethmoidectomy
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Internal component of cochlear implants
34. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
External nares
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Carina
35. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Olfactory; smell
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Internal and external
36. Removal of the bony partitions that form the mastoid aire cells. Would be indicated for cholesteatoma or mastoidits. You will need a microscope - power drill - and microscopic instruments.
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Mastiodectomy
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
37. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Nerve stimulator
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Ala
38. 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
Hypertrophied turbinates
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Traum
Oval
39. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______
2
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Base; root - superiorly
Uvula
40. Possesses several electrodes which enter and circle around inside the cochlear. Implanted under the patients skin behind the ear. The electrodes receive signals transmitted from the external portion of the devise to the cochlea activating fibrs of th
Conchae or turbinate
Decongestants; myringotomy
Hyerpertrophic
Internal component of cochlear implants
41. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Pharynx
Ampullae
Sensorineural deafness
Synovial
42. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Ringing in the ear
Unilateral
Middle ear
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
43. May affect the pharyngeal - palatine - or lingual tonsils. Usually refers to the palatine tonsils and it is the palatine tonsils that are removed during the procedure - tonsillectomy. Most often caused by streptococcal organisms.
Stapedectomy
Tonsillitis
True vocal cords (lower)
Deafness
44. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual
Laryngitis
Salivary glands
Cristae; cupula
Perforation; tympanotomy
45. 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.
Olfactory; smell
Uvula
Internal maxillary artery
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
46. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Deafness
Sleep apnea
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Cochlear implants
47. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Virus
Base; root - superiorly
Perforation; tympanotomy
Apex
48. Pinna consists of 2 parts
Ampullae
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Laryngitis
Osseus ridges
49. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Direct vision - otoscope
Frontal
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Uvula
50. 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
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Haemophilus influenzae
Cholesteatoma
Nerve stimulator