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Surgical Technology
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1. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Eardrum
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Turbinectomy
Cochlea
2. 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
Cholesteatoma
Vestibulocochlear
Ossicles
Waldeyer's ring
3. 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.
Ossicles
Freer elevator
Larynx
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
4. Removal of pharyngeal tonsils that have become enlarged. Done under general anesthesia - patient in supine - with neck hyperextedned by a roll placed under the shoulders. An adult patient may receive a local anesthetic and will be placed in teh sitti
Adenoidectomy
Tonsillectomy
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Sensorineural deafness
5. Can be used as a diagnostic procedure - or can be considered functional. The paranasal sinuses can be accessed with the endoscope using an intrancasal approach or external incisions. The main advantages is that the surgery can be focused on the area
Sinus endoscopy
External nares
Direct pressure
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
6. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Mastiodectomy
Direct pressure
Middle ear
Direct vision - otoscope
7. _____ 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.
Swimmers ear
Mucous membrane
True vocal cords (lower)
Myringotomy
8. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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9. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Trachea
Dorsum
10. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Cartilaginous
Laryngitis
Posterior
Ethimoid and vomer
11. 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.
Pharynx
Pedicle
Mastiodectomy
Sclerosing agent
12. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Cochlea
Conchae or turbinate
Parotid gland; lateral
13. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Perilymph; endolymph
Acute epiglottitis
Hypertrophied turbinates
Vestibule
14. The ________is the tip of the cranial nerve 1.
Stapedotomy
Olfactory bulb
Cartilaginous
Zenker's diverticulum
15. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Frontal
Cochlea
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Auricle: External auditory meatus
16. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Children
Conductive-type deafness
Cristae; cupula
Otis media; nasopharynx
17. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Tracheotomy
True vocal cords (lower)
18. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.
Paratidectomy
External auditory canal
Stapedotomy
Osseus ridges
19. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?
Pinna
Sclerosing agent
Mastoidectomy
Middle ear
20. 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._____
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Ethmoid
Glottis
21. 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
Myringotomy
Cochlear implants
22. 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
Ostia
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Ala
Conductive-type deafness
23. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Tracheitis
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Waldeyer's ring
24. 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 ____>
Decongestants; myringotomy
External nares
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Larynx
25. The ______come together to form the utricle.
True vocal cords (lower)
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Acute epiglottitis
Ampullae
26. Unilaterally - removal of the cervial lymph nodes - jugular vein - and sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). While perfomed alone to treat metastatic squamous cell carcinoma - also done in conjunction with mandibulectomy for metastatic lesions of the mou
Pinna
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Haemophilus influenzae
Radial neck dissection
27. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
Uvula
External nares
Mucous membrane
Cholesteatoma
28. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual
2
Adenoiditis
Salivary glands
Haemophilus influenzae
29. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Flexible cartilage
External nares
Haemophilus influenzae
Sinustitis
30. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.
Ampullary crests
External component of cochlear implants
Yes - patients head is placed at the foot of the table - allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accomodate the seated team member's legs to allow for equipment placement.
Maxillary
31. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
External nares
Ala
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Uvula
32. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Decongestants; myringotomy
Radial neck dissection
Middle ear
Ethmoidectomy
33. 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
Otosclerosis
Parotid gland; lateral
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
34. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Cristae; cupula
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Quadrilateral cartilage
35. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Synovial
Cottonoids
Maxillary
Parotid gland; lateral
36. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Trachea
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
Ala
37. An esophageal diverticulum
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38. 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.
Epiglottitis
Myringotomy
Ostia
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
39. ______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.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Otis media; nasopharynx
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Laryngoscopy
40. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Internal and external
Eardrum
Conductive-type deafness
Temporalis fascia
41. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Cristae; cupula
Swimmers ear
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
42. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Myringoplasty
Cristae; cupula
Swimmers ear
Glottis
43. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Hypertrophied turbinates
Eustachian tubes
External component of cochlear implants
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
44. 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.
Mucous membrane
Laryngeal neoplasm
Frontal
Dorsum
45. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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46. 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.
Internal maxillary artery
Acute epiglottitis
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Nerve stimulator
47. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Ethmoidectomy
Conductive-type deafness
48. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.
Dorsum
Rhinitis
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Base; root - superiorly
49. 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.
Freer elevator
Bronchoscopy
Ala
Internal maxillary artery
50. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Cholesteatoma
Nerve stimulator
Tympanic membrane : concave
Type 4: Tympanoplasty