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Surgical Technology

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1. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.






2. 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 _______






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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.






9. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?






10. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?

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11. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.






12. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.






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






14. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.






15. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.






16. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.






17. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.






18. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.






19. 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






20. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____






21. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.






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






23. 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.






24. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






25. The chemoreceptors for _______ are located in the __________ __________ in the most superior region of each nasal cavity just above the superior turbinate near the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.






26. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






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






28. ______can be caused by stagnant water and wax in the ear or may be acquired from swimming in contaminated water. Inflammations can be either bacterial or fungal and cause the patient a great deal of pain.






29. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.






30. Pinna consists of 2 parts






31. TM and malleus - malleus is removed and TM graft is placed directly against the remaining portion of the malleus of the incus.The destructive process extends beyond the damaged tympanic membrane to include the malleus






32. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.






33. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.






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






35. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.






36. _____ 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.






37. 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.






38. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.






39. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)






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






41. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






43. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness






44. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.






45. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






47. 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






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

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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. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.