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1. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Base; root - superiorly
Trachea
Turbinectomy
2. 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.
Tonsillitis
Cholesteatoma
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Tympanic membrane : concave
3. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Internal nares
Pinna
Vestibule
External auditory canal
4. Used to remove hypertrophic turbinate - usually inferior. It is also achieved with a submucosal approach. The nasal mucosa along the edge of the edge of the affected turbinate is incised. All or some of the bones of the turbinate are removed. The muc
Uvula
Children
Turbinectomy
External auditory canal
5. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
External nares
Internal and external
Virus
Internal maxillary artery
6. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
Epistaxis
Temporalis fascia
Hard and soft
Mastiodectomy
7. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Rhinitis
Tracheitis
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Tracheotomy
8. _____ 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.
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.
True vocal cords (lower)
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Nasopharynx
9. 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.
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Acute epiglottitis
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Nose: respiratory system
10. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.
Sclerosing agent
Tonsillitis
Tonsillectomy
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
11. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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12. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Hypertrophied turbinates
Hyerpertrophic
Stapedectomy
13. 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
Sleep apnea
Maxillary
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Otis media; nasopharynx
14. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.
Deafness
Ethmoidectomy
Ethmoid
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
15. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______
Salivary glands
Uvula
Internal nares
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
16. 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
Nasopharynx
Eustachian tubes
Epiglottitis
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
17. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Bronchoscopy
Direct vision - otoscope
Sleep apnea
Swimmers ear
18. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Cochlear implants
Haemophilus influenzae
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Flexible cartilage
19. 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
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Laryngitis
Nose: respiratory system
Polyps
20. 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 ___________
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Sinustitis
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Middle ear
21. An incision into the infereior posterior portion of the 'TM' with a disposable myringotomy knife - for removing fluid. Maybe be accompanied with polyethylene ventilation tubes - or pressure equalizing (PE) tubes.
Petrous Portion
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Myringotomy
Frontal
22. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Rhinoplasty
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.
Otis media; nasopharynx
Cricoid cartilage
23. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Dorsum
Ethimoid and vomer
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
24. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Cholesteatoma
Deafness
Children
Ethmoidectomy
25. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.
Osseus ridges
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Sphenoid
Decongestants; myringotomy
26. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
External auditory canal
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Ampullary crests
Internal nares
27. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Esophagitis
Adenoidectomy
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Larynx
28. An esophageal diverticulum
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29. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?
Apex
Mastoidectomy
Maxillary
Stapedectomy
30. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Posterior
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Auditory
31. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Septal perforation
Acute epiglottitis
Frontal
External component of cochlear implants
32. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
Decongestants; myringotomy
External auditory canal
Nerve stimulator
Cochlea
33. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Perilymph; endolymph
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Vestibule
Olfactory bulb
34. 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.
Swimmers ear
Mastiodectomy
Mucous membrane
Ringing in the ear
35. ________may assist inn opening the eustachian tube - facilitaitng drainage of the middle ear cavity. The 'TM' may rupture spontaneously or may require surgical incision - called a ________
Vestibulocochlear
Otosclerosis
Decongestants; myringotomy
Larynx
36. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
External component of cochlear implants
Earwax and presence foreign body
Vestibulocochlear
Adenoiditis
37. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.
Cricoid cartilage
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Haemophilus influenzae
Perforation; tympanotomy
38. Pinna consists of 2 parts
Dorsum
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Eardrum
39. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.
Seventh - cholesteatoma
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
External component of cochlear implants
Nose: respiratory system
40. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Nasopharynx
Virus
Polyps
Hypertrophied turbinates
41. Another word for a nosebleed
Pedicle
Middle ear
Vestibulocochlear
Epistaxis
42. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Pharyngeal tonsils
Haemophilus influenzae
Ethmoidectomy
43. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)
Tracheitis
Larynx
Traum
Ossicles
44. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
Bronchoscopy
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Internal and external
45. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Eustachian tubes
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Stapedotomy
Myringoplasty
46. 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
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
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.
Conductive-type deafness
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
47. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Cottonoids
Adenoidectomy
Hyerpertrophic
48. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
Otis media; nasopharynx
External nares
Quadrilateral cartilage
Olfactory bulb
49. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Vestibulocochlear
Sclerosing agent
Petrous Portion
Eardrum
50. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Glottis
Ostia
Salivary glands
Olfactory bulb
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