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Surgical Technology

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






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






3. Pinna consists of 2 parts






4. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.






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






6. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






7. 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






8. ________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 ________






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






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






11. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________






12. ______can be caused by stagnant water and wax in the ear or may be acquired from swimming in contaminated water. Inflammations can be either bacterial or fungal and cause the patient a great deal of pain.






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






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

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15. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.






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






17. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






19. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






20. 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.






21. 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






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






23. An esophageal diverticulum

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






25. The ______come together to form the utricle.






26. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______






27. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






28. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






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






36. 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.






37. Unilaterally - removal of the cervial lymph nodes - jugular vein - and sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). While perfomed alone to treat metastatic squamous cell carcinoma - also done in conjunction with mandibulectomy for metastatic lesions of the mou






38. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






40. 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 ___________






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. What are the two common ear obstructions