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Surgical Technology

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1. 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






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






3. 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 _______






4. Excision of a portion or all of the parotid gland. Common disorfer is the formation of stones that block Steno's duct. Very important to identify the facial nerve during a paratidectomy. Have facial nerve identifiers ready for surgeon.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Infectious disease that can affect any age group - although it is most commonly seen in the 2-5 year old. May be viral or bacterial.






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






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






17. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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






19. Possesses several electrodes which enter and circle around inside the cochlear. Implanted under the patients skin behind the ear. The electrodes receive signals transmitted from the external portion of the devise to the cochlea activating fibrs of th






20. 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






21. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.






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






23. 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






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






25. The chemoreceptors for _______ are located in the __________ __________ in the most superior region of each nasal cavity just above the superior turbinate near the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.






26. 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






27. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






28. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






29. 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).






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






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






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






33. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.






34. 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






35. 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 ___________






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






37. What are the two common ear obstructions






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






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






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






41. ________may assist inn opening the eustachian tube - facilitaitng drainage of the middle ear cavity. The 'TM' may rupture spontaneously or may require surgical incision - called a ________






42. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________






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






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






45. 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.






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

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47. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.






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






49. 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.






50. Most often done to straighten a deviated nasal septum - and to improve air flow through the nasal cavity. It is also used to repair a perforated septum or one damaged by trauma.