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Surgical Technology
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1. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Vestibule
Turbinectomy
Ringing in the ear
2. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
Ossicles
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Olfactory bulb
Haemophilus influenzae
3. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Sleep apnea
Septal perforation
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Ampullae
4. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Synovial
Ringing in the ear
Vestibule
Hypertrophied turbinates
5. 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.
Flexible cartilage
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Ostia
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
6. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Auditory
Freer elevator
7. ______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.
Hard and soft
Pedicle
Swimmers ear
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
8. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.
Pharyngeal tonsils
Traum
Ampullary crests
Internal and external
9. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
Rhinoplasty
2
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
10. 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
Conductive-type deafness
Ethimoid and vomer
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Hard and soft
11. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
Epiglottitis
Larynx
Pharynx
Laryngitis
12. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Pinna
Oval
Middle ear
Unilateral
13. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Adenoidectomy
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Nose: respiratory system
Ostia
14. 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.
Base; root - superiorly
Salivary glands
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Auricle: External auditory meatus
15. Pinna consists of 2 parts
Nerve stimulator
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Eardrum
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
16. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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17. The ________is the tip of the cranial nerve 1.
Olfactory bulb
Cottonoids
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.
Vestibulocochlear
18. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Otis media; nasopharynx
Internal and external
Sinustitis
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
19. _____ 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.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Dorsum
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
True vocal cords (lower)
20. 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.
Sensorineural deafness
Epiglottitis
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Tonsillectomy
21. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.
Mastoidectomy
Frontal
Perilymph; endolymph
Vestibulocochlear nerve
22. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Trachea
True vocal cords (lower)
23. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Nerve stimulator
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
24. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.
Glottis
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Pinna
Sclerosing agent
25. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Internal nares
Cricoid cartilage
Polyps
Direct pressure
26. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Children
Auditory
Vestibulocochlear
Laryngitis
27. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Esophagitis
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Tonsillitis
Tracheotomy
28. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Laryngeal neoplasm
Cartilaginous
Internal maxillary artery
29. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.
Laryngoscopy
Internal component of cochlear implants
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Sphenoid
30. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...
Posterior
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Conchae or turbinate
Traum
31. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Carina
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.
Olfactory; smell
Perilymph; endolymph
32. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.
Petrous Portion
Otosclerosis
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.
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
33. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Perforation; tympanotomy
Posterior
34. 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
Hyerpertrophic
Rhinitis
Eustachian tubes
Laryngeal neoplasm
35. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Otosclerosis
Virus
Dorsum
Septal perforation
36. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Freer elevator
Myringoplasty
Olfactory; smell
Internal and external
37. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Stapedectomy
Radial neck dissection
Freer elevator
Deafness
38. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Ampullary crests
Parotid gland; lateral
Haemophilus influenzae
Swimmers ear
39. 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.
Ampullary crests
Pharyngeal tonsils
Internal maxillary artery
Ossicles
40. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Waldeyer's ring
Uvula
External auditory canal
Ringing in the ear
41. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Sphenoid
Dorsum
Apex
Eardrum
42. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Conchae or turbinate
Otosclerosis
Posterior
Swimmers ear
43. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Tympanic membrane : concave
Mastoidectomy
Children
Peritonsillar abscess formation
44. Treatment for intractable snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Redundant tissue of the fauces - teh tonsils (if present) and a portion fo teh soft palate including the uvula are removed. Removal of adenoids - if necessary. Surgeon uses a #12 Curved k
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Perforation; tympanotomy
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Internal and external
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. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Sleep apnea
47. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
Posterior
Ethimoid and vomer
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Peritonsillar abscess formation
48. Is characterized by a sudden onset of obstruction of the respiratory tract that progresses very rapidly. The cardinal sign is the presence of a 'cherry-red' epiglottis.
Mucous membrane
Acute epiglottitis
Freer elevator
Perforation; tympanotomy
49. 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
Sleep apnea
Conchae or turbinate
Ostia
50. 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
Flexible cartilage
Larynx
Polyps
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