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Surgical Technology
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1. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
Septoplasty
Ethimoid and vomer
Unilateral
2
2. 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.
Bronchoscopy
Virus
Myringotomy
Uvula
3. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear
Ethmoidectomy
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.
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Vestibule
4. 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
Sensorineural deafness
Sleep apnea
Olfactory bulb
Internal and external
5. 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
Salivary glands
Mastiodectomy
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Polyps
6. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
External nares
Cochlear implants
Vestibule
Synovial
7. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________
Pharyngeal tonsils
Uvula
Dorsum
Hypertrophied turbinates
8. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?
Stapedotomy
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Ampullary crests
Salivary glands
9. ____are clusters of sensitive hair cells embedded in a gelatin like substance called ____.
Synovial
Laryngeal neoplasm
Uvula
Cristae; cupula
10. The organs of hearing aka _____ or _____ are contained within the cochlea.
Ringing in the ear
Epiglottitis
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Esophagitis
11. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Ala
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Perilymph; endolymph
12. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Temporalis fascia
Children
Uvula
Epistaxis
13. Commonly referred to as the throat. Serves the respiratory tract by receiving air from the nose and mouth - and the digestive system as a passageway for food and liquids.
Dynamic equilibrium
Otosclerosis
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Pharynx
14. 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 ________.
Acute epiglottitis
External nares
Mastoidectomy
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
15. 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.
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
Sphenoid
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
16. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)
Base; root - superiorly
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Sensorineural deafness
17. Unilaterally - removal of the cervial lymph nodes - jugular vein - and sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). While perfomed alone to treat metastatic squamous cell carcinoma - also done in conjunction with mandibulectomy for metastatic lesions of the mou
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Posterior
Hard and soft
Radial neck dissection
18. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.
Mastoidectomy
Hypertrophied turbinates
Otosclerosis
Synovial
19. 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
Radial neck dissection
Conductive-type deafness
Eustachian tubes
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
20. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.
Pharynx
Tympanic membrane : concave
Sclerosing agent
Ostia
21. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Laryngoscopy
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Internal component of cochlear implants
Acute epiglottitis
22. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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23. 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
Vestibulocochlear
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Parotid gland; lateral
Cristae; cupula
24. 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._____
2
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Rhinitis
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
25. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Sphenoid
Septoplasty
Hyerpertrophic
Tympanic membrane : concave
26. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Dynamic equilibrium
Otosclerosis
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
27. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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28. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Ossicles
Swimmers ear
Myringoplasty
29. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Internal and external
Tracheitis
Traum
Conductive-type deafness
30. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Mucous membrane
Hypertrophied turbinates
Adenoiditis
Haemophilus influenzae
31. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Pharyngeal tonsils
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Septal perforation
Acute epiglottitis
32. 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.
Eustachian tubes
Adenoidectomy
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Hypertrophied turbinates
33. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Children
Otis media; nasopharynx
Temporalis fascia
Radial neck dissection
34. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Ethimoid and vomer
Rhinoplasty
Laryngoscopy
Base; root - superiorly
35. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________
Pedicle
Conchae or turbinate
Sensorineural deafness
Radial neck dissection
36. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Perilymph; endolymph
Mastoidectomy
Bronchoscopy
37. 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.
Swimmers ear
Pharyngeal tonsils
Internal component of cochlear implants
Cricoid cartilage
38. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
Polyps
External component of cochlear implants
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Hard and soft
39. 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
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Stapedectomy
Radial neck dissection
Peritonsillar abscess formation
40. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Otosclerosis
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Tonsillitis
41. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?
Vestibule
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.
Perilymph; endolymph
Ossicles
42. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Pharynx
Epistaxis
SMR/NSR (Submucous Resection)
Apex
43. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Epistaxis
Freer elevator
Ostia
External auditory canal
44. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Ringing in the ear
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Myringotomy
45. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Rhinoplasty
Virus
Pharyngeal tonsils
Seventh - cholesteatoma
46. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.
Adenoidectomy
Glottis
Olfactory; smell
Auricle: External auditory meatus
47. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Paratidectomy
Eardrum
Mastoidectomy
Cochlea
48. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Vestibulocochlear
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
49. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Septoplasty
Auditory
Ampullary crests
50. 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.
Cottonoids
Paratidectomy
Tracheitis
Laryngeal neoplasm