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Surgical Technology
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1. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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2. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Mastoidectomy
Tracheotomy
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Nose: respiratory system
3. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Hypertrophied turbinates
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Apex
4. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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5. 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
2
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Stapedectomy
External component of cochlear implants
6. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Swimmers ear
Ethmoid
Ringing in the ear
Hypertrophied turbinates
7. Excision of a portion or all of the parotid gland. Common disorfer is the formation of stones that block Steno's duct. Very important to identify the facial nerve during a paratidectomy. Have facial nerve identifiers ready for surgeon.
Children
Paratidectomy
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
8. 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.
Stapedectomy
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Auricle: External auditory meatus
9. 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
2
Cholesteatoma
Sleep apnea
Polyps
10. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Ala
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Mastoidectomy
11. 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
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Flexible cartilage
12. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Earwax and presence foreign body
Olfactory; smell
13. 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.
Stapedotomy
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Pinna
14. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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15. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
Sinus endoscopy
Tonsillitis
Frontal
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
16. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Septal perforation
Salivary glands
Sensorineural deafness
17. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Swimmers ear
Unilateral
Maxillary
18. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.
Mastiodectomy
Sclerosing agent
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
2
19. 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.
Osseus ridges
Bronchoscopy
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Ampullae
20. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Parotid gland; lateral
Base; root - superiorly
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Ethimoid and vomer
21. _____ 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.
True vocal cords (lower)
Direct vision - otoscope
Frontal
Laryngitis
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 _______
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Uvula
Middle ear
Seventh - cholesteatoma
23. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.
Uvula
Posterior
Laryngeal neoplasm
Esophagitis
24. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Nasopharynx
25. 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
Polyps
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Decongestants; myringotomy
Maxillary
26. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
Flexible cartilage
Sphenoid
Posterior
Peritonsillar abscess formation
27. 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
Tonsillectomy
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Sinus endoscopy
Eustachian tubes
28. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Hyerpertrophic
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
29. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Internal component of cochlear implants
Tonsillitis
Ostia
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
30. 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.
Flexible cartilage
Myringotomy
Bronchoscopy
Radial neck dissection
31. Similar to 4. the reamianing foot plate of the stapes is fixed. All ossicles are removed. A window is made into the horizontal semicircular canal and the tympanic graft seals offf the middle ear and provides protection for the oval window.
Middle ear
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Direct pressure
Tympanic membrane : concave
32. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
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.
Epistaxis
Laryngoscopy
Hyerpertrophic
33. Another word for a nosebleed
Quadrilateral cartilage
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Epistaxis
34. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Zenker's diverticulum
Children
Temporalis fascia
35. 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.
Cholesteatoma
Carina
Cricoid cartilage
Direct vision - otoscope
36. 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.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Waldeyer's ring
Otis media; nasopharynx
37. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.
Direct pressure
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Osseus ridges
Cristae; cupula
38. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual
Eardrum
Salivary glands
External nares
External component of cochlear implants
39. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Quadrilateral cartilage
Cochlear implants
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
40. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Nose: respiratory system
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Decongestants; myringotomy
Dorsum
41. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Deafness
Pedicle
Perilymph; endolymph
Cricoid cartilage
42. 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.
Middle ear
Polyps
Adenoidectomy
Laryngeal neoplasm
43. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Otis media; nasopharynx
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
44. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Laryngitis
Septoplasty
Direct pressure
Sensorineural deafness
45. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Internal nares
Ala
Ringing in the ear
Septal perforation
46. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______
Esophagitis
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Salivary glands
47. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Otosclerosis
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Nasopharynx
48. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Unilateral
Apex
Auditory
Ostia
49. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Septoplasty
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
50. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Base; root - superiorly
Direct vision - otoscope
Cochlea
Olfactory; smell