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Surgical Technology

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






2. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






4. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness






5. Branches of both the internal and external carotid arteries provide the blood supply to the nose. The main source is the _________ - Which is one of the terminal divisions of the external carotid.






6. 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.






7. _____ 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.






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


9. 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.






10. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.






11. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






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






14. Can be used as a diagnostic procedure - or can be considered functional. The paranasal sinuses can be accessed with the endoscope using an intrancasal approach or external incisions. The main advantages is that the surgery can be focused on the area






15. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






17. The ______come together to form the utricle.






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.






26. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.






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






28. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






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






31. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.






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






33. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.






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






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






36. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.






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






38. An esophageal diverticulum


39. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)






45. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Another word for a nosebleed