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Surgical Technology

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






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






3. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.






4. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






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






7. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.






8. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.






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

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10. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.






11. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






12. 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 ___________






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






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






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






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






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






18. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.






25. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual






26. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.






27. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.






28. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






29. 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.






30. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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 ____>






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






37. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






39. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






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






41. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________






42. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____






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






44. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.






45. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






46. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?






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






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






49. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






50. 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