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Surgical Technology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An alternative procedure to stapedectomy. A small opening is created in the fixed stapes footplate with a small drill or laser. This allows for transmission of sound waves or placement of prosthesis.
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Stapedotomy
Myringotomy
2. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.
External auditory canal
Ethimoid and vomer
Polyps
Sinus endoscopy
3. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Middle ear
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Temporalis fascia
Tonsillitis
4. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Nerve stimulator
Adenoiditis
Eardrum
5. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Freer elevator
Nerve stimulator
Synovial
Turbinectomy
6. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Traum
Internal component of cochlear implants
2
Vestibule
7. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Eardrum
Zenker's diverticulum
Ethmoid
8. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.
Swimmers ear
Stapedectomy
Perilymph; endolymph
External component of cochlear implants
9. The ______come together to form the utricle.
Ampullae
Trachea
Direct pressure
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
10. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Ostia
Cochlear implants
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
11. 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.
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Esophagitis
Internal maxillary artery
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
12. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Cristae; cupula
Children
Direct pressure
13. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________
External nares
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Virus
14. ______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.
Osseus ridges
Uvula
Virus
Otis media; nasopharynx
15. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Traum
Ethimoid and vomer
16. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
Rhinitis
Internal component of cochlear implants
Ossicles
Vestibulocochlear nerve
17. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Traum
Petrous Portion
Quadrilateral cartilage
18. Growth that originate from mucous membrane - most often develop in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis. They can multiple and in some cases - the size and number may cause complete obstruction of the nose. The sense of olfaction is often impair
Polyps
Myringoplasty
Sclerosing agent
Deafness
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
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Mastiodectomy
Internal component of cochlear implants
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
20. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Traum
Laryngeal neoplasm
Cholesteatoma
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
21. 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.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Cricoid cartilage
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
22. ________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 ________
Turbinectomy
Decongestants; myringotomy
Nerve stimulator
Hard and soft
23. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Esophagitis
Pharynx
Middle ear
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
24. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Nerve stimulator
Turbinectomy
Ringing in the ear
25. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Tracheotomy
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Nose: respiratory system
Mucous membrane
26. 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 ___________
Carina
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Mastoidectomy
Cristae; cupula
27. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Cartilaginous
Hyerpertrophic
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Adenoidectomy
28. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.
Haemophilus influenzae
Esophagitis
Cricoid cartilage
Synovial
29. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Internal and external
Mastiodectomy
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Osseus ridges
30. 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.
Otis media; nasopharynx
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Temporalis fascia
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
31. The external ear is comprised of the...
Vestibulocochlear
Pinna
Adenoidectomy
Stapedotomy
32. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Pharynx
Rhinitis
Ethimoid and vomer
33. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Septoplasty
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Ala
34. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.
Septal perforation
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Tonsillitis
External auditory canal
35. 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.
Vestibule
Septoplasty
Sinustitis
Myringoplasty
36. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
Ampullary crests
Epistaxis
Hard and soft
Sclerosing agent
37. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.
Otosclerosis
Hard and soft
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Decongestants; myringotomy
38. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Haemophilus influenzae
Pinna
Cottonoids
39. Sinuses located within the frontal bone behind the eyebrows - and may be on cavity or divided.
Frontal
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Tonsillitis
Nasopharynx
40. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness
Osseus ridges
Decongestants; myringotomy
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Cochlear implants
41. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Dynamic equilibrium
Pharynx
Septal perforation
Eustachian tubes
42. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Middle ear
Posterior
Nose: respiratory system
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
43. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.
Eardrum
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Ampullary crests
Epiglottitis
44. 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 _______
Mastoidectomy
Mucous membrane
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Seventh - cholesteatoma
45. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Maxillary
Unilateral
Direct pressure
46. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)
Sensorineural deafness
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Salivary glands
Cricoid cartilage
47. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Traum
Sphenoid
Cochlear implants
Laryngitis
48. 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
Turbinectomy
2
Cholesteatoma
Panendoscopy
49. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.
Conchae or turbinate
Children
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Mastiodectomy
50. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Cochlea
Ringing in the ear
Sphenoid
Septal perforation