Test your basic knowledge |

Surgical Technology

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An esophageal diverticulum

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


2. 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






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






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






5. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.






6. 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).






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. 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






9. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.






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






11. 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 ________.






12. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.






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






27. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.






28. Another word for a nosebleed






29. Internal nose: the nasal cavity is the interior chamber of the nose and is lined with _________.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.






36. ______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.






37. 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.






38. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






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






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






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. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______






43. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.






44. 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.






45. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






47. Patients with a 'TM' ______ - may complain of pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness. A small opening (_________) resolves spontaneously.






48. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






49. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?






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