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Surgical Technology

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1. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx






2. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...






3. 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.






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






5. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.






6. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.






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






8. 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.






9. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.






10. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






11. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a






12. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






13. 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.






14. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






15. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.






16. 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






17. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear






18. Another word for a nosebleed






19. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.






20. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.






21. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






22. 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






23. 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 ____>






24. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.






25. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?

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26. Possesses several electrodes which enter and circle around inside the cochlear. Implanted under the patients skin behind the ear. The electrodes receive signals transmitted from the external portion of the devise to the cochlea activating fibrs of th






27. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






28. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






29. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.






30. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse






31. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.






32. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.






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






34. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________






35. _____ 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.






36. 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






37. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______






38. An esophageal diverticulum

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39. 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 _______






40. 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 ___________






41. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as

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42. Pinna consists of 2 parts






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






47. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.






48. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.






49. ______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.






50. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________