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Surgical Technology
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1. The most commonly used autograft for Tympanoplasty is the _____________because it is easily accessible and provides a think - well vascularized graft that easily epithelializes.
Temporalis fascia
Yes - patients head is placed at the foot of the table - allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accomodate the seated team member's legs to allow for equipment placement.
Larynx
Ossicles
2. The ______separated the cochlea from the semicircular canals and is centrally located.
Vestibule
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
True vocal cords (lower)
Freer elevator
3. ________may assist inn opening the eustachian tube - facilitaitng drainage of the middle ear cavity. The 'TM' may rupture spontaneously or may require surgical incision - called a ________
Base; root - superiorly
Yes - patients head is placed at the foot of the table - allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accomodate the seated team member's legs to allow for equipment placement.
Decongestants; myringotomy
Pharyngeal tonsils
4. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.
Synovial
Osseus ridges
Ethimoid and vomer
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
5. 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
Direct pressure
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
Sleep apnea
Larynx
6. 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.
Ossicles
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Bronchoscopy
Freer elevator
7. May be perforated due to carcinoma - chronic infection - intractable picking - occupational chemical exposure - or substance (cocaine) abuse
Septal perforation
Vestibulocochlear
Tympanic membrane : concave
Deafness
8. 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.
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
Olfactory bulb
Tracheotomy
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
9. The 'Tm' can easily rupture. The perforation can be caused by either _____ or _____ from within the middle ear.
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Cochlear implants
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Tonsillectomy
10. 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.
Laryngeal neoplasm
Temporalis fascia
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Uvula
11. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Base; root - superiorly
Myringoplasty
Eardrum
Tonsillectomy
12. 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
Petrous Portion
Hard and soft
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Polyps
13. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions
Vestibulocochlear nerve
1. fibrous ring 2. annulus 3. pars flaccida 4. umbo 5. tympanic membrane
Ringing in the ear
Frontal
14. Is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. Usually bacterial - although it may be viral or due to allergies.
Pharynx
Perilymph; endolymph
Adenoiditis
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
15. Another word for a nosebleed
Larynx
Direct vision - otoscope
Epistaxis
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
16. Referes to a procedure that may involve inspection of several portions of the upper aerodigestive tract.
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Panendoscopy
Direct pressure
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
17. 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
Sclerosing agent
Ringing in the ear
Pinna
Cholesteatoma
18. Internal nose: each nasal cavity - or fossa - has a series of 4 bony projections - that increase the surface area of the nose - called the...
Conchae or turbinate
Base; root - superiorly
Tracheotomy
Synovial
19. An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx to gain access to the airway.
Tracheotomy
Posterior
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
20. 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
Stapedectomy
Maxillary
Sleep apnea
Cartilaginous
21. _______tissue can cause snoring due to nasal obstruction or hearing impairment due to eustachian tube blockage.
Cochlea
Ampullary crests
Hyerpertrophic
Base; root - superiorly
22. 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 ________.
Trachea
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Ala
Synovial
23. 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.
Paratidectomy
Cartilaginous
Sphenoid
Posterior
24. The lymphoid elements (pharyngeal - palatine - and lingual tonsils - and the pharyngeal band) contained with the pharynx are collectively known as
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25. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Direct vision - otoscope
External auditory canal; tympanic membrane
Turbinectomy
Dynamic equilibrium
26. The tympanic cavity houses a series of 3 small bones called the ____ossicles.
Tympanic membrane : concave
Petrous Portion
Auditory
Decongestants; myringotomy
27. What are soaked in cocaine during a SMR which are placed preoperatively and are removed?
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
Cottonoids
Flexible cartilage
Larynx
28. Commonly referred to as the throat. Serves the respiratory tract by receiving air from the nose and mouth - and the digestive system as a passageway for food and liquids.
Pharynx
Hypertrophied turbinates
Pharyngeal tonsils
Acute epiglottitis
29. Cartilage is incised and mucous membrane is elevated during a SMR with a ___________
Ossicles
Freer elevator
Vestibulocochlear
Cartilaginous
30. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
External component of cochlear implants
Cochlea
External auditory canal
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
31. 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
Dynamic equilibrium
Eustachian tubes
Zenker's diverticulum
Petrous Portion
32. Ear ache - headache - purulent discharge from the ear - hearing loss - dizziness - and weakness of the facial muscle due to damage of the ______ cranial nerve are evidence of _______
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Dorsum
Septoplasty
33. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.
Direct pressure
Flexible cartilage
True vocal cords (lower)
Virus
34. 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
Ostia
Hypertrophied turbinates
Cochlea
35. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.
Maxillary
Bronchoscopy
Stapedotomy
Sensorineural deafness
36. Often for ear surgery - is the operating table reversed?
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37. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Vestibulocochlear
Adenoiditis
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
Internal and external
38. Occurs when there is a bony overgrowth of the spates.
Internal nares
Laryngeal neoplasm
Olfactory; smell
Otosclerosis
39. The orifice of each eustachian tube enters the nasal cavity ________to the turbinates - warming and filtering inspired air and allows for cellular respiration.
Posterior
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Ethmoidectomy
Sleep apnea
40. Most superior portion (above the palate) of the pharynx - located posterior to the nasal cavity.
Uvula
Nasopharynx
Cholesteatoma
Petrous Portion
41. 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.
Acute epiglottitis
Paratidectomy
Laryngoscopy
Thyroid cartilage - Adam's Apple
42. The external auditory canal can easily become obstructed - especially in ____
Olfactory; smell
Paratidectomy
Children
Hypertrophied turbinates
43. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Freer elevator
Rhinoplasty
Ethmoid
Cochlea
44. A _______should be available for identification of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves.
Haemophilus influenzae
1. 3 2. epithelium 3. fibrous connective tissue 4. mucous membrane
Nerve stimulator
Yes - nitrous oxide causes expansion of the middle ear and can cause dislocation of a tympanic membrance graft.
45. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.
External auditory canal
Mucous membrane
Perforation; tympanotomy
Posterior
46. 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
Paratidectomy
Radial neck dissection
Vestibulocochlear
Laryngoscopy
47. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.
Ossicles
Tympanic membrane : concave
Otosclerosis
Cartilaginous
48. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Septal perforation
Perilymph; endolymph
Septoplasty
Seventh - cholesteatoma
49. Posteriorly - the septum has bony attachments to the ________ and _______ bones.
Maxillary
Cristae; cupula
Temporalis fascia
Ethimoid and vomer
50. 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.
Ossicles
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Tonsillitis
Salivary glands