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Surgical Technology

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1. The _____normally is _____ and has a diameter of about 1cm.






2. 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






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






4. A feeling of fullness - dizziness - and tinnitus aka ______ - maybe symptoms of ear obstructions






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






6. 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






7. The external ear is comprised of the...






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






9. Cochlear implants have 2 components - What are they ______ - ______






10. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.






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






12. What is the main cause of nose bleed?






13. What are the two common ear obstructions






14. 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






15. Is defined as any reduction of hearing - no matter how slight.






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






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






18. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






19. 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 _______






20. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.






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






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






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






25. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.






26. Internal nose: The _______and ______ palate form the anterior and posterior floor of the nasal cavity.






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






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






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






30. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






31. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.






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






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






34. The ossicles have moveable _______joints between them.






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






36. An incision into the infereior posterior portion of the 'TM' with a disposable myringotomy knife - for removing fluid. Maybe be accompanied with polyethylene ventilation tubes - or pressure equalizing (PE) tubes.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. ___________bleeding is more profuse and more difficult to control. Packing and electrosurgery may need to be performed.






42. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






43. Permanent enlargement of the turbinates or nasal conchae may occur as a result of chronic rhinitis.






44. The polyp is connected to the mucous membrane by a _________






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






46. Removal of the palatine or faucial tonsils.






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






48. An esophageal diverticulum

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49. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________






50. 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.