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Surgical Technology

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






2. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?






3. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. ______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.






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






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






14. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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

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16. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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 ___________






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






22. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






23. 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






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






25. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






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






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






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






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






30. Pinna consists of 2 parts






31. The ______come together to form the utricle.






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






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






34. _____ 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.






35. ________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 ________






36. 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 _______






37. 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.






38. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






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






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






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






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






43. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






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






45. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






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






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






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






49. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness






50. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____