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Surgical Technology

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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 ____>






6. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.






7. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






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






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






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






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






12. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.






13. 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 _______






14. 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.






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






16. _____ are capable of vibration when air passes through them during exhalation to produce sound. Fibrous bands that stretch across the hollow interior of the larynx.






17. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






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






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






20. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






26. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a






27. 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).






28. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






29. 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






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






31. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions






32. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.






33. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual






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






35. Occurs when there is an interference with the transmission of sounds from the external or middle ear - preventing sound waves from entering the inner ear. Ex. a peanut in the ear - perforated 'TM' - fluid in middle ear






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






37. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.






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






39. 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






40. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.






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






42. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.






43. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






44. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.






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






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






47. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________






48. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.






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






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