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Surgical Technology
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1. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Children
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
2. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Paratidectomy
Children
Mucous membrane
3. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Cochlea
Mastiodectomy
Olfactory; smell
External component of cochlear implants
4. ______a very common acute inflammatiion of the middle ear - usually initiated by blockage of the eustachian tube causing an accululation of fluid - which would normally be drained into the _________ - this would lead to severe ear pain.
Bronchoscopy
Otis media; nasopharynx
Esophagitis
Sinustitis
5. 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.
Uvula
Pharynx
Swimmers ear
Internal component of cochlear implants
6. 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.
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Paratidectomy
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Internal nares
7. Growth that originate from mucous membrane - most often develop in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis. They can multiple and in some cases - the size and number may cause complete obstruction of the nose. The sense of olfaction is often impair
Polyps
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Turbinectomy
8. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Traum
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Pharynx
Apex
9. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Epiglottitis
Ala
Salivary glands
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
10. 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
Carina
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Synovial
Vestibulocochlear nerve
11. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Ostia
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Auditory
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
12. 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.
Cricoid cartilage
Tympanic membrane : concave
External nares
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
13. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Sleep apnea
Middle ear
Freer elevator
14. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.
Rhinitis
Laryngeal neoplasm
Panendoscopy
Eardrum
15. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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16. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Hypertrophied turbinates
Hyerpertrophic
Ethmoidectomy
17. 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.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Sleep apnea
Vestibule
Eustachian tubes
18. 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).
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Glottis
Pharynx
Auditory
19. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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20. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)
Turbinectomy
Olfactory; smell
Sensorineural deafness
Eardrum
21. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Bronchoscopy
Rhinoplasty
Sensorineural deafness
Osseus ridges
22. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Vestibule
Temporalis fascia
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
23. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
Cochlea
Glottis
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Larynx
24. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Pharynx
Conchae or turbinate
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
25. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Frontal
Middle ear
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Seventh - cholesteatoma
26. Occurs when there is an interference with the transmission of sounds from the external or middle ear - preventing sound waves from entering the inner ear. Ex. a peanut in the ear - perforated 'TM' - fluid in middle ear
Radial neck dissection
Direct vision - otoscope
Perforation; tympanotomy
Conductive-type deafness
27. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.
Flexible cartilage
External component of cochlear implants
Sclerosing agent
Vestibule
28. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Vestibulocochlear
Posterior
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Carina
29. 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
Acute epiglottitis
Turbinectomy
Uvula
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
30. 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
Eustachian tubes
Ampullae
Mastoidectomy
Paratidectomy
31. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.
Ala
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Sinustitis
Frontal
32. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Unilateral
Mastoidectomy
Posterior
Nasopharynx
33. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.
Larynx
Salivary glands
Uvula
Adenoidectomy
34. An esophageal diverticulum
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35. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.
Radial neck dissection
Cartilaginous
Haemophilus influenzae
Salivary glands
36. Most often done to straighten a deviated nasal septum - and to improve air flow through the nasal cavity. It is also used to repair a perforated septum or one damaged by trauma.
Septoplasty
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Posterior
Waldeyer's ring
37. 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
Sphenoid
Traum
Olfactory bulb
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
38. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
Cochlea
Adenoidectomy
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Mastoidectomy
39. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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40. 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 ____>
Acute epiglottitis
Dynamic equilibrium
Haemophilus influenzae
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
41. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______
Uvula
Haemophilus influenzae
Olfactory; smell
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
42. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Auditory
Septal perforation
Uvula
Otosclerosis
43. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Eustachian tubes
Laryngeal neoplasm
Sinustitis
Olfactory bulb
44. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Vestibulocochlear
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Epistaxis
45. _____ 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.
True vocal cords (lower)
External nares
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Stapedotomy
46. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Direct pressure
Cricoid cartilage
Internal component of cochlear implants
Sinus endoscopy
47. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Freer elevator
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Flexible cartilage
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
48. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Hyerpertrophic
Base; root - superiorly
Conchae or turbinate
Posterior
49. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Temporalis fascia
Dorsum
Traum
Apex
50. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Cochlea
Tonsillectomy
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)