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Surgical Technology
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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.
Posterior
Eustachian tubes
Acute epiglottitis
Auditory
2. 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.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Esophagitis
Turbinectomy
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
3. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Sinus endoscopy
Internal and external
Deafness
4. May affect the pharyngeal - palatine - or lingual tonsils. Usually refers to the palatine tonsils and it is the palatine tonsils that are removed during the procedure - tonsillectomy. Most often caused by streptococcal organisms.
Uvula
Cochlear implants
Tonsillitis
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
5. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
Unilateral
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Tonsillitis
Vestibulocochlear
6. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.
Tracheotomy
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Oval
Trachea
7. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Myringotomy
2
Parotid gland; lateral
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
8. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Conchae or turbinate
Temporalis fascia
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Ethmoidectomy
9. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.
Internal component of cochlear implants
Posterior
Temporalis fascia
Maxillary
10. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Vestibulocochlear
Turbinectomy
Stapedotomy
11. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Ampullary crests
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Maxillary
12. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Uvula
Internal and external
Internal nares
13. 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
Internal maxillary artery
Tonsillectomy
Conductive-type deafness
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
14. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Ethmoidectomy
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
15. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
External component of cochlear implants
Bronchoscopy
Cochlear implants
Larynx
16. 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 ___________
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Vestibule
Maxillary
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
17. 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
Sinus endoscopy
Pinna
Internal component of cochlear implants
Seventh - cholesteatoma
18. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________
Pharyngeal tonsils
Hyerpertrophic
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Conchae or turbinate
19. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Septoplasty
Sinus endoscopy
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
20. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?
Cochlear implants
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
Internal nares
Stapedotomy
21. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Adenoiditis
Salivary glands
Direct pressure
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
22. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Nose: respiratory system
Myringotomy
Laryngoscopy
Flexible cartilage
23. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Internal maxillary artery
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Oval
24. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Larynx
Otis media; nasopharynx
Septal perforation
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
25. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Mastoidectomy
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Parotid gland; lateral
Pharynx
26. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Freer elevator
Quadrilateral cartilage
2
Tonsillectomy
27. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Earwax and presence foreign body
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
28. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Tympanic membrane : concave
Ossicles
Ringing in the ear
Otis media; nasopharynx
29. 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
Stapedectomy
Panendoscopy
Turbinectomy
Cochlea
30. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
Parotid gland; lateral
Uvula
Paratidectomy
31. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Trachea
Pharynx
Ethmoid
Adenoiditis
32. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Ossicles
Conductive-type deafness
Tonsillitis
33. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?
Quadrilateral cartilage
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Laryngeal neoplasm
34. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Internal nares
Sphenoid
35. Internal nose: the nasal cavity is the interior chamber of the nose and is lined with _________.
External nares
Radial neck dissection
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Mucous membrane
36. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.
Uvula
Eustachian tubes
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Acute epiglottitis
37. Another word for a nosebleed
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Epistaxis
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
38. ______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.
Tonsillectomy
External nares
Otis media; nasopharynx
Auricle: External auditory meatus
39. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________
Traum
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Myringoplasty
Waldeyer's ring
40. What are the two common ear obstructions
Earwax and presence foreign body
Sclerosing agent
Paratidectomy
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
41. 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.
Eustachian tubes
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Base; root - superiorly
Yes - patients head is placed at the foot of the table - allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accomodate the seated team member's legs to allow for equipment placement.
42. All of the ossicles are affected - in addition to the perforated tympanum. The only remaining natural structure of the middle ear is the intact and mobile footplate of the stapes. Only an air pocked remains as protection for the round window - as the
Base; root - superiorly
Children
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
43. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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44. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Hard and soft
Sinus endoscopy
Internal nares
Turbinectomy
45. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Temporalis fascia
2
External auditory canal
46. 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.
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Ala
Laryngeal neoplasm
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
47. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Eardrum
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
48. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Swimmers ear
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Ampullary crests
49. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
External auditory canal
Rhinitis
Sleep apnea
Tracheotomy
50. 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 _______
Polyps
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Rhinitis