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Surgical Technology

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






2. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______






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






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






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






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






7. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...






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






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






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






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






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






13. _____ 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.






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






15. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






16. 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 ____>






17. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






19. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






20. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse






21. Pinna consists of 2 parts






22. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






25. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.






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

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27. ________may assist inn opening the eustachian tube - facilitaitng drainage of the middle ear cavity. The 'TM' may rupture spontaneously or may require surgical incision - called a ________






28. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.






29. 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






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






31. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.






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






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






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






35. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.






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






37. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________






38. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.






39. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.






40. 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.






41. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.






42. An alternative procedure to stapedectomy. A small opening is created in the fixed stapes footplate with a small drill or laser. This allows for transmission of sound waves or placement of prosthesis.






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

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44. 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






45. 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._____






46. 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.






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






48. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






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