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1. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.
Laryngoscopy
Haemophilus influenzae
Radial neck dissection
Ethmoidectomy
2. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Mastoidectomy
Olfactory bulb
Petrous Portion
Virus
3. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Septal perforation
Laryngoscopy
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Myringoplasty
4. ______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.
Swimmers ear
Mastoidectomy
True vocal cords (lower)
Myringotomy
5. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Radial neck dissection
Middle ear
Traum
6. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
Cricoid cartilage
Esophagitis
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Laryngitis
7. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Base; root - superiorly
Parotid gland; lateral
Tracheotomy
Virus
8. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
External auditory canal
Nerve stimulator
Acute epiglottitis
9. What are the two common ear obstructions
Sinustitis
Earwax and presence foreign body
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.
Pharynx
10. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______
Frontal
Otosclerosis
Virus
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
11. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Ostia
Mastiodectomy
Panendoscopy
12. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.
Vestibulocochlear
Cartilaginous
Salivary glands
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
13. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Unilateral
Tonsillectomy
Mastiodectomy
14. Autographs(from the same person) - allografts (from the same species) - xenografts (from animals) - or synthetic grafts are several options available for repair or replacement of damaged or diseased _____ or the ____>
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Internal maxillary artery
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
15. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Sphenoid
Eustachian tubes
Nasopharynx
Sleep apnea
16. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Hard and soft
Adenoiditis
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
17. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.
Adenoiditis
Middle ear
Panendoscopy
Tympanic membrane : concave
18. 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.
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.
Epiglottitis
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Oval
19. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Direct vision - otoscope
Eardrum
Maxillary
20. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
Osseus ridges
Sphenoid
Cochlear implants
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.
21. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Zenker's diverticulum
Conchae or turbinate
Synovial
Seventh - cholesteatoma
22. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Haemophilus influenzae
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Larynx
23. 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.
Cricoid cartilage
Apex
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Internal maxillary artery
24. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Ampullary crests
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Pharynx
External component of cochlear implants
25. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Osseus ridges
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
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.
26. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Conductive-type deafness
Tracheitis
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Auditory
27. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
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.
Adenoiditis
Auricle: External auditory meatus
28. 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.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
External auditory canal
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Rhinoplasty
29. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Internal maxillary artery
Posterior
Dorsum
Septoplasty
30. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Laryngitis
Nasopharynx
Conchae or turbinate
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.
31. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.
Osseus ridges
Petrous Portion
Tracheotomy
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
32. 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
Adenoidectomy
Tympanic membrane : concave
Rhinoplasty
Cholesteatoma
33. 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.
Zenker's diverticulum
Mastiodectomy
Oval
Tracheotomy
34. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Rhinitis
Children
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Nose: respiratory system
35. Branches of both the internal and external carotid arteries provide the blood supply to the nose. The main source is the _________ - Which is one of the terminal divisions of the external carotid.
Mastiodectomy
Internal maxillary artery
Swimmers ear
Ossicles
36. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Tonsillectomy
Auricle: External auditory meatus
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Virus
37. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Salivary glands
Tracheotomy
Dorsum
Hypertrophied turbinates
38. 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.
Maxillary
Acute epiglottitis
Sensorineural deafness
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
39. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
Conchae or turbinate
Ossicles
External nares
Decongestants; myringotomy
40. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Esophagitis
Dorsum
Adenoiditis
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
41. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Direct vision - otoscope
Apex
Conductive-type deafness
42. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Direct vision - otoscope
Frontal
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Bronchoscopy
43. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.
Turbinectomy
Vestibulocochlear
Cristae; cupula
Frontal
44. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.
Haemophilus influenzae
Ossicles
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Tonsillectomy
45. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Olfactory; smell
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Pedicle
Petrous Portion
46. 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.
Conchae or turbinate
Septoplasty
Laryngitis
Paratidectomy
47. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Salivary glands
Dorsum
48. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.
Glottis
Cristae; cupula
Flexible cartilage
Myringotomy
49. An esophageal diverticulum
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50. The external ear is comprised of the...
Pinna
Nerve stimulator
Auditory
Tympanic membrane : concave
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