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1. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...






10. 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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule






15. 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.






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






17. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






18. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






19. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






21. 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






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






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






24. ________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 ________






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






26. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






27. 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.






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






29. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.






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






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






32. Another word for a nosebleed






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






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

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






36. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____






37. The external ear is comprised of the...






38. There are several landmarks on the tympanic membrance. They are 1. _____ - surrounding the 'TM' is referred to as the 2. _____. A small superior is less tense and is called 3._____ - because it lacks the central fibrous connective tissue. The 4._____






39. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.






40. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






41. An esophageal diverticulum

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






43. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.






44. 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






45. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.






46. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.






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






48. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.






49. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.






50. 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.






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