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Surgical Technology

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






2. 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 _______






3. 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.






4. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






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






6. 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






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






8. Infectious disease that can affect any age group - although it is most commonly seen in the 2-5 year old. May be viral or bacterial.






9. 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






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






11. 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.






12. ______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.






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






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






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






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






17. To remove a foreign body - obtain diagnosis - or treat a condition. For flexible - the patient is often given a topical anesthetic - for rigid - general is the treatment of choice.






18. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






20. Pinna consists of 2 parts






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






22. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.






23. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.






24. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.






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


26. The chemoreceptors for _______ are located in the __________ __________ in the most superior region of each nasal cavity just above the superior turbinate near the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.






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






28. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






29. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






30. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






31. 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.






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






33. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.






46. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






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






49. A soft tissue graft is used to repair the eardrum. The damage is limited to the tympanic membrane - All content of the middle ear are intact.






50. 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