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Surgical Technology

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






2. 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 ___________






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






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






5. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions






6. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






7. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






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






9. 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.






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

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






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






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






14. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.






15. Commonly referred to as the throat. Serves the respiratory tract by receiving air from the nose and mouth - and the digestive system as a passageway for food and liquids.






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






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






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






19. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






20. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.






21. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






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






23. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?






29. ______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.






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






31. Sinuses located between the eyes and have a honeycomb appearance.






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






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






34. ______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.






35. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________






36. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.






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






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






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






44. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.






45. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?






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

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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.