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Surgical Technology
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1. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.
Apex
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Petrous Portion
2
2. Used to remove hypertrophic turbinate - usually inferior. It is also achieved with a submucosal approach. The nasal mucosa along the edge of the edge of the affected turbinate is incised. All or some of the bones of the turbinate are removed. The muc
Turbinectomy
Traum
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
3. 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.
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
2
Acute epiglottitis
4. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Internal nares
Carina
Internal and external
Petrous Portion
5. 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.
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Laryngitis
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
6. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Frontal
Cartilaginous
Ethmoidectomy
Freer elevator
7. What are the two common ear obstructions
Myringotomy
Earwax and presence foreign body
External auditory canal
Haemophilus influenzae
8. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Myringotomy
9. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Nose: respiratory system
Ethmoid
Hard and soft
Conchae or turbinate
10. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
Stapedectomy
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
11. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Bronchoscopy
Traum
Perilymph; endolymph
Unilateral
12. A prosthetic replacement for the cochlear portion off the inner ear. This type of prosthesis is beneficial for individuals with sensor oriented deafness
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Cochlear implants
Internal component of cochlear implants
13. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Direct vision - otoscope
Deafness
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
14. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Unilateral
Conchae or turbinate
Olfactory; smell
Auditory
15. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
Tracheitis
Cochlea
Acute epiglottitis
Ethmoid
16. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)
Turbinectomy
Ala
Tracheitis
Virus
17. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.
Septal perforation
Cristae; cupula
Cochlea
Panendoscopy
18. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Posterior
Laryngeal neoplasm
Ethimoid and vomer
Traum
19. 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.
Cricoid cartilage
Swimmers ear
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
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.
External auditory canal
Olfaction: olfactory epithelium
Myringotomy
Radial neck dissection
21. 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 ___________
Cottonoids
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Septoplasty
22. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______
Synovial
Auditory
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
23. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
24. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Osseus ridges
Mucous membrane
Sinustitis
Vestibule
25. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Otosclerosis
Vestibulocochlear
Epistaxis
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
26. Does the surgical tech need to stay sterile until the patient leaves the room after nasal and oral surgery?
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.
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
External nares
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
27. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.
Stapedectomy
Hard and soft
Bronchoscopy
Cochlear implants
28. 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
Conductive-type deafness
Auricle: External auditory meatus
Tonsillectomy
Cottonoids
29. 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).
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Glottis
Laryngoscopy
30. 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.
Internal maxillary artery
Otosclerosis
Mastiodectomy
Stapedotomy
31. The most inferior tracheal cartilage is called the ______ - Which bifurcates into the 2 primary larynx.
Apex
Uvula
Carina
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
32. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.
Mastiodectomy
Ethimoid and vomer
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Perforation; tympanotomy
33. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
34. Voice box - is located between the pharynx and the trachea.
Internal nares
Waldeyer's ring
Virus
Larynx
35. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.
Cartilaginous
Tracheitis
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Earwax and presence foreign body
36. 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.
Middle ear
Laryngeal neoplasm
True vocal cords (lower)
2
37. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Dynamic equilibrium
Internal maxillary artery
Vestibulocochlear
Tonsillitis
38. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Eardrum
Swimmers ear
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Vestibulocochlear
39. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.
Radial neck dissection
Petrous Portion
Swimmers ear
Cristae; cupula
40. 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
Eustachian tubes
Auditory
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Internal component of cochlear implants
41. 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
Ostia
Eustachian tubes
Dynamic equilibrium
Ossicles
42. 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
Polyps
Stapedectomy
Otosclerosis
Turbinectomy
43. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Ethmoidectomy
Cochlear implants
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Ringing in the ear
44. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Polyps
Nasopharynx
Quadrilateral cartilage
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
45. An esophageal diverticulum
46. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.
Trachea
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
47. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Hyerpertrophic
Tracheitis
Ethmoid
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
48. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Auditory
Cristae; cupula
Tympanic membrane : concave
Glottis
49. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
Sphenoid
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Nasopharynx
Freer elevator
50. 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.
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Ethmoidectomy
External auditory canal
Type 1: Tympanoplasty