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Surgical Technology

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1. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______


2. Autographs(from the same person) - allografts (from the same species) - xenografts (from animals) - or synthetic grafts are several options available for repair or replacement of damaged or diseased _____ or the ____>






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


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






5. 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.






6. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________






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






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






9. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.






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






11. 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






12. The ______come together to form the utricle.






13. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____






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






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






16. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...






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






18. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.






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






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






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






22. Internal nose: its 2 outside openings or nostrils are referred to as the ________






23. 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.






24. 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).






25. Windpipe - joins the cricoid cartilage of the larynx to the main stem or primary bronchi leading to each lung.






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






27. 'Nerve deafness'. Involves the cochlear portion of the inner ear and /or the cochlear division of the acoustc (vestibulocochlear- 8th cranial nerve)






28. 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 ___________






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






30. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






35. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.






36. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.






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






38. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.






39. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?






40. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






41. 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.






42. Most often done to straighten a deviated nasal septum - and to improve air flow through the nasal cavity. It is also used to repair a perforated septum or one damaged by trauma.






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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