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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Pinna consists of 2 parts






10. 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






11. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.






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






13. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...






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






15. ______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.






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






17. 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.






18. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.






19. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.






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






21. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






22. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.






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






24. 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






25. TM and malleus - malleus is removed and TM graft is placed directly against the remaining portion of the malleus of the incus.The destructive process extends beyond the damaged tympanic membrane to include the malleus






26. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






27. 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 ___________






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Done for patients with otosclerosis. Under local with a complaint patient so that the surgeon using either voice commands or a tuning fork may access hearing restoration. Involves removal of the fixed stapes through a transaural or retroauricular inc






34. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






35. 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).






36. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)






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






44. Excision of a portion or all of the parotid gland. Common disorfer is the formation of stones that block Steno's duct. Very important to identify the facial nerve during a paratidectomy. Have facial nerve identifiers ready for surgeon.






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 cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?






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






48. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.






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






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







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