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Surgical Technology
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1. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Epistaxis
Nerve stimulator
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Laryngitis
2. 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
Sphenoid
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Cricoid cartilage
3. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
Waldeyer's ring
Nasopharynx
Sphenoid
Adenoiditis
4. 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
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Tonsillectomy
5. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Septal perforation
Internal maxillary artery
Virus
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
6. The external ear is comprised of the...
Pinna
Frontal
Petrous Portion
Freer elevator
7. 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
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Temporalis fascia
Panendoscopy
Sinus endoscopy
8. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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9. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.
Oval
Epiglottitis
Internal nares
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
10. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
Maxillary
Tracheotomy
Adenoidectomy
11. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Virus
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Pharynx
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
12. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?
Deafness
Internal nares
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Epistaxis
13. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.
Virus
Sleep apnea
Posterior
Uvula
14. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Nerve stimulator
Freer elevator
Waldeyer's ring
Deafness
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.
Hypertrophied turbinates
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Hard and soft
Pharynx
16. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Traum
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Middle ear
Zenker's diverticulum
17. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.
Ampullae
Conchae or turbinate
Perforation; tympanotomy
Sinustitis
18. 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 ____>
Flexible cartilage
Quadrilateral cartilage
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
19. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Glottis
20. _____ 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.
Ala
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Eardrum
True vocal cords (lower)
21. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Pharynx
Seventh - cholesteatoma
22. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Vestibulocochlear
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Dorsum
Parotid gland; lateral
23. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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24. 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
Auditory
Laryngitis
Unilateral
25. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Uvula
Esophagitis
Auditory
Decongestants; myringotomy
26. Occurs when there is an interference with the transmission of sounds from the external or middle ear - preventing sound waves from entering the inner ear. Ex. a peanut in the ear - perforated 'TM' - fluid in middle ear
External nares
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Conductive-type deafness
Myringotomy
27. Another word for a nosebleed
External auditory canal
Paratidectomy
Epistaxis
Auricle: External auditory meatus
28. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Hypertrophied turbinates
Ala
Eardrum
Olfactory bulb
29. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Mucous membrane
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Radial neck dissection
Turbinectomy
30. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Cochlear implants
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Ringing in the ear
Ampullary crests
31. 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
Earwax and presence foreign body
Turbinectomy
Dynamic equilibrium
External auditory canal
32. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Cristae; cupula
Conductive-type deafness
Cricoid cartilage
33. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Pinna
Otosclerosis
Nasopharynx
Children
34. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.
Traum
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Tracheitis
35. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Dorsum
Eardrum
Auditory
Ostia
36. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Tracheotomy
Esophagitis
External nares
37. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.
Esophagitis
Nerve stimulator
Carina
Peritonsillar abscess formation
38. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
Direct pressure
Ossicles
Uvula
Internal component of cochlear implants
39. Removal of pharyngeal tonsils that have become enlarged. Done under general anesthesia - patient in supine - with neck hyperextedned by a roll placed under the shoulders. An adult patient may receive a local anesthetic and will be placed in teh sitti
Hypertrophied turbinates
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Tonsillectomy
Adenoidectomy
40. 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
Direct vision - otoscope
Decongestants; myringotomy
Hard and soft
41. The ______come together to form the utricle.
Base; root - superiorly
Ampullae
Frontal
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
42. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Direct pressure
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Nasopharynx
Mastoidectomy
43. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Posterior
Ala
Dynamic equilibrium
Paratidectomy
44. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Mastiodectomy
Dorsum
Ostia
45. 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 ___________
Conchae or turbinate
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
46. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.
Posterior
Ethmoid
Perforation; tympanotomy
Laryngoscopy
47. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Internal nares
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Myringotomy
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
48. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.
Stapedectomy
Myringotomy
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Pharynx
49. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Acute epiglottitis
Freer elevator
Sclerosing agent
Tracheotomy
50. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________
Uvula
External component of cochlear implants
Cochlea
Pedicle