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Surgical Technology
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1. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Tympanic membrane : concave
Polyps
Sclerosing agent
2. 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
Sleep apnea
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Base; root - superiorly
Ossicles
3. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Paratidectomy
Internal nares
Stapedotomy
4. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Haemophilus influenzae
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Ringing in the ear
Olfactory bulb
5. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Nerve stimulator
Tonsillectomy
Olfactory; smell
Tracheotomy
6. Growth that originate from mucous membrane - most often develop in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis. They can multiple and in some cases - the size and number may cause complete obstruction of the nose. The sense of olfaction is often impair
Parotid gland; lateral
Polyps
Earwax and presence foreign body
Base; root - superiorly
7. The external ear is comprised of the...
Otis media; nasopharynx
Acute epiglottitis
Nerve stimulator
Pinna
8. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Swimmers ear
Otosclerosis
Septoplasty
Ethmoid
9. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Bronchoscopy
Internal and external
Sinustitis
Cholesteatoma
10. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Waldeyer's ring
Hard and soft
Base; root - superiorly
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
11. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
Ethimoid and vomer
Temporalis fascia
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Ampullae
12. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Traum
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
2
Cricoid cartilage
13. What are the two common ear obstructions
Oval
Epistaxis
Earwax and presence foreign body
Acute epiglottitis
14. 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
Panendoscopy
Posterior
Internal component of cochlear implants
15. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Ostia
Direct pressure
Bronchoscopy
Deafness
16. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Traum
Stapedectomy
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
17. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Laryngeal neoplasm
Carina
Posterior
18. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
External auditory canal
Direct pressure
Laryngoscopy
Children
19. 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 _______
Maxillary
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Acute epiglottitis
Pharynx
20. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Synovial
Sinustitis
Pinna
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
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.
True vocal cords (lower)
Vestibulocochlear
Septal perforation
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
22. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?
Mastoidectomy
Vestibule
Septal perforation
Internal nares
23. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Carina
Laryngeal neoplasm
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Children
24. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Septal perforation
Eustachian tubes
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Rhinitis
25. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Ampullae
Hard and soft
Laryngitis
Unilateral
26. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
External nares
Eardrum
Oval
Hard and soft
27. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Vestibule
Ossicles
Pharyngeal tonsils
Panendoscopy
28. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)
Larynx
Sensorineural deafness
Vestibulocochlear
Tympanic membrane : concave
29. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Tympanic membrane : concave
Cochlea
30. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________
Paratidectomy
Traum
Conchae or turbinate
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
31. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Temporalis fascia
Rhinoplasty
Bronchoscopy
32. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Epistaxis
Nasopharynx
Posterior
Hard and soft
33. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Uvula
Vestibulocochlear
Adenoiditis
Ala
34. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Synovial
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Ostia
35. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Pedicle
Seventh - cholesteatoma
36. 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.
Uvula
Myringotomy
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Tracheitis
37. 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.
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Ethimoid and vomer
Cricoid cartilage
38. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Panendoscopy
Cottonoids
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
39. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Tympanic membrane : concave
Eardrum
Virus
40. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Middle ear
Olfactory; smell
Tracheitis
Nerve stimulator
41. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.
Posterior
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Sinus endoscopy
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
42. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Dorsum
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Pharynx
Sensorineural deafness
43. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Radial neck dissection
Sinus endoscopy
Acute epiglottitis
Hypertrophied turbinates
44. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________
Pedicle
Olfactory bulb
Sphenoid
Decongestants; myringotomy
45. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Conchae or turbinate
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Nose: respiratory system
Direct pressure
46. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Sinustitis
Osseus ridges
Tonsillectomy
47. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
External component of cochlear implants
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Radial neck dissection
48. An esophageal diverticulum
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49. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________
Pharyngeal tonsils
Ostia
True vocal cords (lower)
External auditory canal
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.
Tracheitis
Synovial
2
Cricoid cartilage