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Surgical Technology

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1. 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






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






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






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






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

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6. 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






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






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






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






10. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






11. This progressive disease is herditary - affecting women more commonly than mena and is diagnosed with the assistance of a tuning for and audiometric exams. Surgical treatment to consider for this disorder would be _______or ________.






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






13. 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 ___________






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






15. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






16. 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.






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






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






19. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






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






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






22. Infectious disease that can affect any age group - although it is most commonly seen in the 2-5 year old. May be viral or bacterial.






23. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?






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






32. 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.






33. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






44. 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






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






48. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.






49. Branches of both the internal and external carotid arteries provide the blood supply to the nose. The main source is the _________ - Which is one of the terminal divisions of the external carotid.






50. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.