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Surgical Technology

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






2. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






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

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4. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.






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






6. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






8. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.






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






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






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






12. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






21. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx






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






23. ______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.






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. The chemoreceptors for _______ are located in the __________ __________ in the most superior region of each nasal cavity just above the superior turbinate near the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.






30. Possesses several electrodes which enter and circle around inside the cochlear. Implanted under the patients skin behind the ear. The electrodes receive signals transmitted from the external portion of the devise to the cochlea activating fibrs of th






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






32. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






33. 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.






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. ______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.






36. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






37. 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.






38. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______






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






40. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.






46. 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.






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






48. Not breathing. Numerous - brief interruptions in respiration during sleep - leaving the patient feeling sleepy during the day. Life threatening - can lead to irregualr hear beats - high blood pressure - heart attach and stroke. Pharmacologic treatmen






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






50. 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).