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Surgical Technology
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1. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Mastoidectomy
Adenoiditis
Carina
2. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?
Adenoidectomy
Apex
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
3. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Ampullae
Adenoiditis
Flexible cartilage
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
4. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
External nares
Rhinoplasty
Unilateral
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
5. The ________is the tip of the cranial nerve 1.
Osseus ridges
Hypertrophied turbinates
Parotid gland; lateral
Olfactory bulb
6. 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
Cholesteatoma
Oval
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Nasopharynx
7. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx
Pharynx
Sinustitis
Stapedectomy
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
8. Not breathing. Numerous - brief interruptions in respiration during sleep - leaving the patient feeling sleepy during the day. Life threatening - can lead to irregualr hear beats - high blood pressure - heart attach and stroke. Pharmacologic treatmen
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Sleep apnea
Trachea
Ala
9. 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.
Septoplasty
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Ampullary crests
Conchae or turbinate
10. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
Petrous Portion
Cholesteatoma
Ostia
Ossicles
11. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Otosclerosis
Radial neck dissection
Perilymph; endolymph
Laryngeal neoplasm
12. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Stapedotomy
Internal maxillary artery
Stapedectomy
13. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Vestibulocochlear
Tracheotomy
Rhinitis
14. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Sinustitis
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Cochlear implants
15. The ______come together to form the utricle.
Ampullae
Osseus ridges
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Hard and soft
16. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______
Petrous Portion
Mucous membrane
Vestibule
Internal and external
17. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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18. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Sinustitis
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Eardrum
Acute epiglottitis
19. TM - malleus - and incus are affected. The replacement tympanium is placed directly against the intact stapes - permitting the transmission of sound to the oval window. In addition to the damaged tympanic membrane - both the malleus and incus have be
Glottis
Dorsum
Swimmers ear
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
20. An incision into the infereior posterior portion of the 'TM' with a disposable myringotomy knife - for removing fluid. Maybe be accompanied with polyethylene ventilation tubes - or pressure equalizing (PE) tubes.
Stapedotomy
Pedicle
External auditory canal
Myringotomy
21. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.
External component of cochlear implants
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Decongestants; myringotomy
Olfactory; smell
22. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Eustachian tubes
Tonsillectomy
23. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Nerve stimulator
Internal nares
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Radial neck dissection
24. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.
Pedicle
Vestibulocochlear
Dorsum
Maxillary
25. ________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 ________
Quadrilateral cartilage
Frontal
Cricoid cartilage
Decongestants; myringotomy
26. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Polyps
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Middle ear
Zenker's diverticulum
27. 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.
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Mastiodectomy
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
2
28. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______
Uvula
Larynx
The course of the facial nerve - because it travels through the gland dividing the superficial portion from the deeper portion. Majority of benign tumors are located here.
Stapedectomy
29. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Dorsum
Synovial
Ampullary crests
Ethmoidectomy
30. 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.
Cochlear implants
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Tonsillitis
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
31. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________
Pedicle
Auditory
Dynamic equilibrium
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
32. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Uvula
Rhinitis
Ampullae
Hyerpertrophic
33. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Quadrilateral cartilage
Haemophilus influenzae
Otis media; nasopharynx
Cricoid cartilage
34. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Tracheotomy
Conchae or turbinate
Septoplasty
Adenoiditis
35. ______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.
Dorsum
Carina
Otis media; nasopharynx
Mucous membrane
36. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Quadrilateral cartilage
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
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.
Acute epiglottitis
37. Infectious disease that can affect any age group - although it is most commonly seen in the 2-5 year old. May be viral or bacterial.
Ostia
Epiglottitis
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
38. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Carina
Internal maxillary artery
Ossicles
Base; root - superiorly
39. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.
Pharynx
Vestibule
Oval
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
40. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.
Cottonoids
Dynamic equilibrium
Deafness
Paratidectomy
41. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.
Children
Uvula
Olfactory bulb
Temporalis fascia
42. 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
Ostia
Haemophilus influenzae
Pedicle
43. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Nose: respiratory system
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Ampullary crests
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
44. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Cochlea
Freer elevator
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
45. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.
Cricoid cartilage
2
Petrous Portion
Polyps
46. Pinna consists of 2 parts
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Eustachian tubes
Vestibulocochlear
Ringing in the ear
47. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Laryngitis
Perilymph; endolymph
Ampullary crests
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
48. 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
Zenker's diverticulum
Waldeyer's ring
Sleep apnea
49. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Carina
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Rhinoplasty
50. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
Maxillary
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Larynx
Cottonoids