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Surgical Technology

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






2. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as

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3. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.






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

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5. 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






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






7. The external ear is comprised of the...






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






9. Removal of pharyngeal tonsils that have become enlarged. Done under general anesthesia - patient in supine - with neck hyperextedned by a roll placed under the shoulders. An adult patient may receive a local anesthetic and will be placed in teh sitti






10. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






11. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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 _______






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






24. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






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






26. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?






33. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Pinna consists of 2 parts






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






50. 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