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Surgical Technology

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






2. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.






3. What is the principle organ of equilibrium - 1.____. This is made up of the semicircular ducts including their - 2. _____ - and the 3.____ and the 4.____ of the vestibule.






4. 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.






5. Local anesthetics (with or without epinephrine). Gelfoam - bone wax - anitibotics (systemic and topical-wound irrigation - ointments drops - or suspension) and antiflammatory agents are a variety of ___________






6. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.






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






8. The ______come together to form the utricle.






9. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






10. Excision of a portion or all of the parotid gland. Common disorfer is the formation of stones that block Steno's duct. Very important to identify the facial nerve during a paratidectomy. Have facial nerve identifiers ready for surgeon.






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






12. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.






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






14. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...






15. Used to remove hypertrophic turbinate - usually inferior. It is also achieved with a submucosal approach. The nasal mucosa along the edge of the edge of the affected turbinate is incised. All or some of the bones of the turbinate are removed. The muc






16. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






17. 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.






18. Internal nose: the nasal cavity is the interior chamber of the nose and is lined with _________.






19. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






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






21. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.






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






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






24. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________






25. During swallowing - the superior movable portion of the epiglottis fold over the opening into the larynx is called the _____. The superior opening into the larynx is the _______( space between true vocal cords).






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Is characterized by a sudden onset of obstruction of the respiratory tract that progresses very rapidly. The cardinal sign is the presence of a 'cherry-red' epiglottis.






31. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.






32. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions






33. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






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






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

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36. Auditory or Pharyngotympanic - enter the nasopharynx from the middle ear. Their function is to equalize the pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane - preventing rupture of the TM. Opens during yawning - chewing and swallowing and blowing the






37. 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.






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






39. 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






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






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






42. What are the two common ear obstructions






43. 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.






44. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?






45. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.






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






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

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48. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______






49. 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 _______






50. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.