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Surgical Technology

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






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






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






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






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

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6. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The _______is the portion of the ear that is visible on each side of the head: it encircles the opening into the ________________.






16. External nose: The ______is between the root and the tip - with the bridge being the upper portion.






17. 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).






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






19. Another word for a nosebleed






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






21. _____ 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.






22. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.






23. 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.






24. 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 ________.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.






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






32. 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.






33. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






34. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.






35. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.






36. 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._____






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






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






39. The ______come together to form the utricle.






40. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






41. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






42. What is the principle organ of equilibrium - 1.____. This is made up of the semicircular ducts including their - 2. _____ - and the 3.____ and the 4.____ of the vestibule.






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






44. 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






45. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.






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






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






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






49. Indicates that the mucous membrance lining the nasal cavity will be incised - and the underlying perichondrium or periosteum lifted.






50. The tympanic membrane is comprised of 1.____layers. The outer surface is covered with 2._____ - the central is 3._____ - and the inner is 4.____.