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Surgical Technology
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1. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?
2
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
Oval
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.
2. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Temporalis fascia
Cristae; cupula
Unilateral
3. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________
Pedicle
Traum
Ethimoid and vomer
Hard and soft
4. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Seventh - cholesteatoma
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Parotid gland; lateral
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
5. What is the 8th cranial nerve?
Paratidectomy
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Vestibulocochlear nerve
6. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Unilateral
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Traum
Bronchoscopy
7. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
External component of cochlear implants
Internal nares
Vestibulocochlear
Posterior
8. 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.
Cholesteatoma
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Stapedotomy
Panendoscopy
9. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Cochlear implants
Internal and external
Middle ear
Dynamic equilibrium
10. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Posterior
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Vestibule
Sensorineural deafness
11. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Apex
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Nose: respiratory system
12. The size of the turbinate can be reduced electrosurgically or with the use of a ________. Often the affected turbinate must be excised.
Sclerosing agent
Base; root - superiorly
Septoplasty
Direct vision - otoscope
13. The three components of the osseous labyrinth are the : 1. _____ - 2. ______ - and the 3. ____ - which are named according to their shapes.
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Epistaxis
Tonsillectomy
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
14. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Hypertrophied turbinates
Direct pressure
Cottonoids
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
15. Conditions of the external auditory canal are usually dianosed using ______ - possibly with the assistance of an _____
Direct vision - otoscope
Osseus ridges
Dorsum
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
16. Sinuses directly behind the nose at the center of the skull and may be one cavity or divided.
Sphenoid
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Radial neck dissection
Earwax and presence foreign body
17. 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.
Haemophilus influenzae
Synovial
Posterior
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
18. 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
Myringotomy
Sinus endoscopy
Mucous membrane
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
19. The eithmoid air cells are destroyed and all affected tissue is removed
Ethmoidectomy
Conductive-type deafness
Carina
Pharynx
20. The largest and most superior of the single cartilage is the ______
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21. 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
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
Internal nares
Paratidectomy
22. The palatine tonsils and adenoids are often removed in a combination procedure called a
Eardrum
Vestibulocochlear
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
23. A type of Tympanoplasty - has 5 classifications - which are determined by the extent of the damage to the eardrum and the middle ear.
Conchae or turbinate
Apex
Myringoplasty
Tympanic membrane : concave
24. Is nitrous oxide restricted during reconstructive ear surgery?
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Uvula
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
Olfactory; smell
25. 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.
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Acute epiglottitis
Peritonsillar abscess formation
26. 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
Cholesteatoma
Synovial
Bronchoscopy
Pharynx
27. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.
Osseus ridges
Cartilaginous
Tonsillitis
Tonsillectomy
28. TM - malleus - and incus are affected. The replacement tympanium is placed directly against the intact stapes - permitting the transmission of sound to the oval window. In addition to the damaged tympanic membrane - both the malleus and incus have be
Type 3: Tympanoplasty
Nose: respiratory system
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Pinna
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.
Flexible cartilage
Trachea
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Otis media; nasopharynx
30. 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
Sensorineural deafness
Apex
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Adenoidectomy
31. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Ethmoidectomy
Septal perforation
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Otis media; nasopharynx
32. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Tracheotomy
Internal nares
Cricoid cartilage
33. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Quadrilateral cartilage
Cholesteatoma
Laryngitis
Vestibule
34. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Decongestants; myringotomy
Otis media; nasopharynx
External auditory canal
35. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Apex
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Ringing in the ear
Parotid gland; lateral
36. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Osseus ridges
Septal perforation
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
37. The external ear is comprised of the...
Pharyngeal tonsils
Pinna
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
38. 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.
Carina
Children
Internal maxillary artery
Conchae or turbinate
39. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.
Laryngoscopy
Cochlea
Dorsum
Carina
40. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Cholesteatoma
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Freer elevator
Rhinitis
41. 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.
Internal nares
Cricoid cartilage
Sinustitis
Deafness
42. The eustachian tubes enter the nasopharynx - and it houses the _________
Pharyngeal tonsils
Pharynx
Frontal
Tympanic membrane : concave
43. External nose: flared lateral wings of the external nose are referred to as _____
Middle ear
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Ala
Adenoiditis
44. 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 ___________
Pedicle
Cochlear implants
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
45. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
Ethimoid and vomer
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
Salivary glands
Stapedectomy
46. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Eardrum
Adenoidectomy
Frontal
Myringoplasty
47. 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
2
Myringoplasty
Yes....because the patient may have hemorrhage bleeding and need suction to create an airway.
Internal component of cochlear implants
48. There are several landmarks on the tympanic membrance. They are 1. _____ - surrounding the 'TM' is referred to as the 2. _____. A small superior is less tense and is called 3._____ - because it lacks the central fibrous connective tissue. The 4._____
Adenoiditis
Radial neck dissection
Ossicles
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
49. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Bronchoscopy
Paratidectomy
Internal maxillary artery
Base; root - superiorly
50. What is cranial nerve 1? it is the sense of?
Epistaxis
Olfactory; smell
Olfactory bulb
Uvula