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Surgical Technology

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1. Maybe benign or malignant. Evidence may include changes in voice quality and pain. May arise form any structure within the larynx and is not limited to the vocal coreds. Laryngectomy - radical neck dissection - radiation therapy.






2. 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






3. Most often done to straighten a deviated nasal septum - and to improve air flow through the nasal cavity. It is also used to repair a perforated septum or one damaged by trauma.






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






5. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






6. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






8. 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 ___________






9. An esophageal diverticulum

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10. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.






11. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...






12. 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






13. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.






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

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






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






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






23. 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






24. The ______come together to form the utricle.






25. 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






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






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






28. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.






29. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






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






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






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






33. An alternative procedure to stapedectomy. A small opening is created in the fixed stapes footplate with a small drill or laser. This allows for transmission of sound waves or placement of prosthesis.






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






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






36. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness






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






38. 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.






39. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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