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






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






3. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






4. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






5. 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






6. 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 ___________






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






8. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.






9. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.






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






11. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.






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






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






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






15. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.






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






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






18. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?






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






20. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






21. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






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






23. _____ 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.






24. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






25. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






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






27. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.






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






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






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






31. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.






32. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.






33. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______

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34. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.






35. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






36. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.






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. This progressive disease is herditary - affecting women more commonly than mena and is diagnosed with the assistance of a tuning for and audiometric exams. Surgical treatment to consider for this disorder would be _______or ________.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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. 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






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






45. 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






46. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.






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






48. ______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.






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






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






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