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Surgical Technology

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






2. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.






3. 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.






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






5. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.






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






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






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






9. May affect the pharyngeal - palatine - or lingual tonsils. Usually refers to the palatine tonsils and it is the palatine tonsils that are removed during the procedure - tonsillectomy. Most often caused by streptococcal organisms.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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 _______






15. 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.






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






17. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.






18. 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.






19. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






21. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.






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






23. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)






24. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse






25. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____






26. 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






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






28. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________






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






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






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






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






33. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______

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34. What are the two common ear obstructions






35. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule






36. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Pinna consists of 2 parts






42. Another word for a nosebleed






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






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






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






47. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






48. 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.






49. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.






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