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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.






2. 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






3. 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.






4. ______can be caused by stagnant water and wax in the ear or may be acquired from swimming in contaminated water. Inflammations can be either bacterial or fungal and cause the patient a great deal of pain.






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






6. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.






7. 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






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






9. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________






10. Branches of both the internal and external carotid arteries provide the blood supply to the nose. The main source is the _________ - Which is one of the terminal divisions of the external carotid.






11. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.






12. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.






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






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

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15. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






17. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.






18. ______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.






19. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






20. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.






21. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






22. 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 _______






23. 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






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






25. Can be used as a diagnostic procedure - or can be considered functional. The paranasal sinuses can be accessed with the endoscope using an intrancasal approach or external incisions. The main advantages is that the surgery can be focused on the area






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 ___________






27. The external ear is comprised of the...






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






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






30. 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






31. 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).






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






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






34. An esophageal diverticulum

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35. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






39. _____ 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.






40. 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.






41. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.






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






43. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. Removal of pharyngeal tonsils that have become enlarged. Done under general anesthesia - patient in supine - with neck hyperextedned by a roll placed under the shoulders. An adult patient may receive a local anesthetic and will be placed in teh sitti






48. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






49. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






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







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