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Surgical Technology

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1. 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.






2. An incision into the infereior posterior portion of the 'TM' with a disposable myringotomy knife - for removing fluid. Maybe be accompanied with polyethylene ventilation tubes - or pressure equalizing (PE) tubes.






3. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






4. 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.






5. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.






6. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________






7. ______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.






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






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






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






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






12. Pinna consists of 2 parts






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






14. 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.






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






16. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






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






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






20. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.






21. 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.






22. Treatment for intractable snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Redundant tissue of the fauces - teh tonsils (if present) and a portion fo teh soft palate including the uvula are removed. Removal of adenoids - if necessary. Surgeon uses a #12 Curved k






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.






28. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a






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






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






31. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear






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






33. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






34. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






35. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.






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






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






38. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






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






46. 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).






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






48. 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.






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






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