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Surgical Technology
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1. 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.
Conductive-type deafness
Virus
Mastiodectomy
Internal nares
2. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Rhinitis
Ampullae
Esophagitis
Ala
3. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Conductive-type deafness
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Dynamic equilibrium
4. The ______come together to form the utricle.
Cristae; cupula
Ampullae
Stapedotomy
Waldeyer's ring
5. 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 ________.
Posterior
Tympanic membrane : concave
Paratidectomy
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
6. 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
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Hyerpertrophic
Posterior
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
7. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Adenoidectomy
Septal perforation
Dynamic equilibrium
8. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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9. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Tracheotomy
Cottonoids
Perilymph; endolymph
10. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
True vocal cords (lower)
Ethmoidectomy
Waldeyer's ring
Cochlea
11. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Eustachian tubes
Nasopharynx
Nose: respiratory system
Mucous membrane
12. 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
Hyerpertrophic
Eustachian tubes
Sleep apnea
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
13. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear
Vestibulocochlear
Sensorineural deafness
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Direct pressure
14. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Posterior
Ala
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Cottonoids
15. There are several landmarks on the tympanic membrance. They are 1. _____ - surrounding the 'TM' is referred to as the 2. _____. A small superior is less tense and is called 3._____ - because it lacks the central fibrous connective tissue. The 4._____
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Direct pressure
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
16. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Ostia
Ossicles
Apex
Flexible cartilage
17. 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.
Paratidectomy
Pinna
Esophagitis
Adenoidectomy
18. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Ethmoidectomy
Sleep apnea
Internal and external
Perforation; tympanotomy
19. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Cochlea
Cartilaginous
20. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________
Hard and soft
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
External auditory canal
Nasopharynx
21. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Children
Tonsillectomy
Decongestants; myringotomy
Frontal
22. ______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.
Uvula
Laryngeal neoplasm
Otis media; nasopharynx
Unilateral
23. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Posterior
Adenoiditis
Otosclerosis
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.
24. 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.
Cricoid cartilage
Mastoidectomy
Internal nares
Bronchoscopy
25. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Sinustitis
Pharynx
External nares
26. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Middle ear
Direct pressure
27. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Otosclerosis
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Unilateral
28. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Hyerpertrophic
Posterior
Tonsillitis
Swimmers ear
29. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Peritonsillar abscess formation
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.
Maxillary
30. 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.
Uvula
Stapedectomy
External component of cochlear implants
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
31. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Mastoidectomy
Eardrum
Cochlear implants
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.
32. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Pharyngeal tonsils
Zenker's diverticulum
Ampullary crests
33. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Ethmoidectomy
Traum
Base; root - superiorly
Ringing in the ear
34. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?
Radial neck dissection
Cochlea
Hyerpertrophic
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
35. What are the two common ear obstructions
Sinus endoscopy
Earwax and presence foreign body
Posterior
Hard and soft
36. Pinna consists of 2 parts
Nose: respiratory system
Conchae or turbinate
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Sinus endoscopy
37. 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.
Tympanic membrane : concave
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Ethmoidectomy
Acute epiglottitis
38. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Frontal
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Ethmoid
39. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Dorsum
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Trachea
40. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Septal perforation
Auditory
Rhinitis
Vestibule
41. What is the principle organ of equilibrium - 1.____. This is made up of the semicircular ducts including their - 2. _____ - and the 3.____ and the 4.____ of the vestibule.
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Earwax and presence foreign body
Esophagitis
42. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.
Hypertrophied turbinates
Ethimoid and vomer
Rhinitis
Internal maxillary artery
43. Another word for a nosebleed
Epistaxis
Pharyngeal tonsils
Ampullae
2
44. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Septal perforation
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.
Paratidectomy
Cottonoids
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.
Otis media; nasopharynx
Ossicles
Eustachian tubes
Esophagitis
46. 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
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Stapedectomy
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Ossicles
47. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Sclerosing agent
Epistaxis
Direct pressure
Ethmoidectomy
48. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Osseus ridges
Dynamic equilibrium
Paratidectomy
Tympanic membrane : concave
49. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Internal nares
Stapedotomy
Pedicle
Apex
50. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
Acute epiglottitis
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Unilateral
Internal maxillary artery