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






2. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...






3. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






4. Treatment for intractable snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Redundant tissue of the fauces - teh tonsils (if present) and a portion fo teh soft palate including the uvula are removed. Removal of adenoids - if necessary. Surgeon uses a #12 Curved k






5. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...






6. Paranasal sinuses--a series of ducts called ________leadto the paranasal sinuses - which are air cavities in the bone surrounding the nasal cavity.






7. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?






8. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.






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






10. 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






11. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual






12. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. It is divided into 3 regions - the nasopharynx - oropharynx - and the laryngopharynx






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






17. 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






18. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.






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






20. 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






21. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. What are the two common ear obstructions






27. 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 ___________






28. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






29. ______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.






30. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?






31. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as

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






33. 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 ________.






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.






38. 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






39. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






40. Inflammation of the esophagus - caused by reflux of stomach acids. Can lead to formation of stricture - may require surgery.






41. 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).






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






43. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.






44. 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






45. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____






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






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






48. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed






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






50. Excision of a portion or all of the parotid gland. Common disorfer is the formation of stones that block Steno's duct. Very important to identify the facial nerve during a paratidectomy. Have facial nerve identifiers ready for surgeon.