Test your basic knowledge |

Surgical Technology

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.






2. Maybe benign or malignant. Evidence may include changes in voice quality and pain. May arise form any structure within the larynx and is not limited to the vocal coreds. Laryngectomy - radical neck dissection - radiation therapy.






3. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______






4. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____






5. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.






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






7. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.






8. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual






9. 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






10. 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.






11. Ear ache - headache - purulent discharge from the ear - hearing loss - dizziness - and weakness of the facial muscle due to damage of the ______ cranial nerve are evidence of _______






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






13. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.






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






15. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. _____ 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.






22. ______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.






23. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






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






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






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






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






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






29. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






30. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






31. 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.






32. 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






33. An alternative procedure to stapedectomy. A small opening is created in the fixed stapes footplate with a small drill or laser. This allows for transmission of sound waves or placement of prosthesis.






34. ________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 ________






35. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






36. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.






37. ______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.






38. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






39. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?






40. Treatment for intractable snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Redundant tissue of the fauces - teh tonsils (if present) and a portion fo teh soft palate including the uvula are removed. Removal of adenoids - if necessary. Surgeon uses a #12 Curved k






41. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____






42. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.






43. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


45. 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.






46. An incision into the infereior posterior portion of the 'TM' with a disposable myringotomy knife - for removing fluid. Maybe be accompanied with polyethylene ventilation tubes - or pressure equalizing (PE) tubes.






47. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?






48. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






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






50. 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.