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Surgical Technology

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






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






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






4. 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 ________.






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






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






7. 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






8. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________






9. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






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






11. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.






12. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






13. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. The ______come together to form the utricle.






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






20. ______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.






21. 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).






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






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






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






31. 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






32. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






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






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






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






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






37. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.






38. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






39. 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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear






45. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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 ___________






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






50. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.