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Surgical Technology
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1. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.
External component of cochlear implants
Petrous Portion
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Vestibule
2. 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 ___________
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Base; root - superiorly
Apex
Uvula
3. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Rhinoplasty
True vocal cords (lower)
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Perilymph; endolymph
4. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Synovial
Middle ear
Esophagitis
Ringing in the ear
5. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Maxillary
Vestibulocochlear
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.
Ringing in the ear
6. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Hyerpertrophic
Glottis
Tonsillectomy
7. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
2
External nares
Dynamic equilibrium
Parotid gland; lateral
8. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Sphenoid
Polyps
Myringotomy
9. 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.
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Cochlea
Ampullae
Stapedotomy
10. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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11. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
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.
Ringing in the ear
Pharynx
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
12. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.
Salivary glands
Panendoscopy
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Nose: respiratory system
13. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Ala
Pharynx
Sleep apnea
Ampullae
14. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.
Dynamic equilibrium
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Cartilaginous
Ethimoid and vomer
15. 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.
Direct vision - otoscope
Pharynx
Base; root - superiorly
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
16. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Direct vision - otoscope
Ala
Turbinectomy
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
17. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Adenoiditis
Septoplasty
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
18. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Adenoiditis
Esophagitis
Perilymph; endolymph
Conchae or turbinate
19. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Osseus ridges
Vestibule
Vestibulocochlear
Trachea
20. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Nasopharynx
Eustachian tubes
Esophagitis
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
21. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________
Direct pressure
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Middle ear
22. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Temporalis fascia
Internal component of cochlear implants
Children
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
23. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Otis media; nasopharynx
Direct pressure
Epistaxis
Olfactory bulb
24. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Cartilaginous
Eardrum
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Cristae; cupula
25. 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
Uvula
Sinustitis
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Radial neck dissection
26. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Petrous Portion
Ethimoid and vomer
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
27. Done for patients with otosclerosis. Under local with a complaint patient so that the surgeon using either voice commands or a tuning fork may access hearing restoration. Involves removal of the fixed stapes through a transaural or retroauricular inc
Ampullae
Stapedectomy
Posterior
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
28. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Olfactory; smell
Stapedotomy
Hard and soft
Osseus ridges
29. ______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.
Freer elevator
Mastoidectomy
Swimmers ear
Carina
30. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Conductive-type deafness
Cochlear implants
Perilymph; endolymph
31. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.
Mucous membrane
Paratidectomy
Rhinoplasty
Ethmoid
32. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Deafness
Vestibule
Hypertrophied turbinates
Myringoplasty
33. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.
Temporalis fascia
Waldeyer's ring
Sclerosing agent
Perilymph; endolymph
34. ______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.
Cochlea
Otis media; nasopharynx
Cottonoids
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
35. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
External nares
Nerve stimulator
Petrous Portion
Uvula
36. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Pharynx
Olfactory bulb
Otosclerosis
37. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Posterior
Flexible cartilage
Traum
38. 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
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis
Posterior
Turbinectomy
39. 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.
Larynx
Bronchoscopy
Rhinitis
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
40. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Cholesteatoma
Panendoscopy
Hypertrophied turbinates
Tonsillectomy
41. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______
Direct vision - otoscope
True vocal cords (lower)
Dorsum
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
42. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Polyps
Haemophilus influenzae
Uvula
Pharynx
43. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?
Virus
Mastoidectomy
Septal perforation
Zenker's diverticulum
44. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Virus
Internal nares
Frontal
45. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Eustachian tubes
Cottonoids
Apex
Cholesteatoma
46. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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47. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Septal perforation
Tracheitis
Eustachian tubes
Flexible cartilage
48. 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.
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Glottis
Cristae; cupula
Acute epiglottitis
49. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Uvula
Flexible cartilage
Sinustitis
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
50. 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.
Cartilaginous
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Rhinoplasty
Mastiodectomy