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Surgical Technology

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1. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)






2. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____






3. 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.






4. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






5. What surgical intervention is the only option to correct cholesteatoma?






6. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.






7. To remove a foreign body - obtain diagnosis - or treat a condition. For flexible - the patient is often given a topical anesthetic - for rigid - general is the treatment of choice.






8. What are the two common ear obstructions






9. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.






10. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






17. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






18. The footplate of the stapes rests upon the _____window.






19. Another word for a nosebleed






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






21. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






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






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






24. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






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

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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. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.






29. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.






30. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.






31. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.






32. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






33. The ______come together to form the utricle.






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






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






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






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






38. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______






39. Is characterized by a sudden onset of obstruction of the respiratory tract that progresses very rapidly. The cardinal sign is the presence of a 'cherry-red' epiglottis.






40. 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






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






42. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.






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






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






45. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.






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






47. 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 ___________






48. An esophageal diverticulum

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49. 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 _______






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