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Surgical Technology

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Autographs(from the same person) - allografts (from the same species) - xenografts (from animals) - or synthetic grafts are several options available for repair or replacement of damaged or diseased _____ or the ____>






5. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______






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






7. 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.






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

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9. 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 _______






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






11. 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






12. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as

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






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






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






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






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






18. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






19. 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 ________.






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






21. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.






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






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






24. ________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 ________






25. What are the two common ear obstructions






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






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






28. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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 ___________






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






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






39. 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.






40. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






41. An esophageal diverticulum

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






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






44. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






46. Is a benign cyst or tumor that fills the mastoid cavity and erodes the mastoid air cells. Formed when epithelial cells that would normally be shed throught the eustachian tube are unable to migrate out the middle ear cavity due to a blockage of the a






47. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






48. 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.






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






50. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.