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Surgical Technology

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1. 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.






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






3. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.






4. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






5. Auditory or Pharyngotympanic - enter the nasopharynx from the middle ear. Their function is to equalize the pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane - preventing rupture of the TM. Opens during yawning - chewing and swallowing and blowing the






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






7. 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






8. Is characterized by a sudden onset of obstruction of the respiratory tract that progresses very rapidly. The cardinal sign is the presence of a 'cherry-red' epiglottis.






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






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






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






12. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






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






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






15. 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 ____>






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






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






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






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






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






21. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.






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






23. Another word for a nosebleed






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. ______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.






30. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...






31. 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._____






32. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.






33. This progressive disease is herditary - affecting women more commonly than mena and is diagnosed with the assistance of a tuning for and audiometric exams. Surgical treatment to consider for this disorder would be _______or ________.






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






35. To remove a foreign body - obtain diagnosis - or treat a condition. For flexible - the patient is often given a topical anesthetic - for rigid - general is the treatment of choice.






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






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






38. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.






39. During swallowing - the superior movable portion of the epiglottis fold over the opening into the larynx is called the _____. The superior opening into the larynx is the _______( space between true vocal cords).






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

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41. Pinna consists of 2 parts






42. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.






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






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






45. 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.






46. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.






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






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






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






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