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Surgical Technology
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health-sciences
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The _____ - aka tympanic cavity is an air-filled chamber located within the temporal bone.
Flexible cartilage
Middle ear
Otis media; nasopharynx
1. vestibular apparatus 2. ampullae 3. utricle 4. saccule
2. Secretes saliva - 3 glands - parotid - submandibular - and sublingual
Earwax and presence foreign body
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.
Esophagitis
Salivary glands
3. This cranial nerve carries information related to the equilibrium to the cerebral cortex.
Sinus endoscopy
Vestibulocochlear
Uvula
Tympanic Antrum; Eustachian
4. 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 ________.
Vestibulocochlear
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Middle ear
Laryngeal neoplasm
5. Bronchitis - may be acute(virus) or chronic (irritants)
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Radial neck dissection
Tracheitis
Hard and soft
6. To examine the larynx and can be direct or indirect. Also accomplished the same way as bronchoscopy.
Traum
Earwax and presence foreign body
Laryngoscopy
Radial neck dissection
7. 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
Rhinoplasty
Petrous Portion
Perilymph; endolymph
Stapedectomy
8. Infections and abscesses may affect the pinna and the canal - otis externa - which would apply to any general inflammation of the __________
Septal perforation
External auditory canal
Deafness
Glottis
9. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Direct pressure
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Perforation; tympanotomy
10. Internal nose:The ____________are the openings from the nasal cavity into the pharynx.
Internal nares
Tonsillectomy
Tympanic membrane : concave
Myringotomy
11. Sinuses below the eyes and lateral to the nasal cavity.
Maxillary
Base; root - superiorly
Panendoscopy
Larynx
12. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
Tonsillectomy
Quadrilateral cartilage
Auricle and the external auditory canal (meatus)
13. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.
Cholesteatoma
Sinus endoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Osseus ridges
14. External nose: The _____includes the openings or nares and the _____joins the nasal bones to the skull _______.
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Base; root - superiorly
Salivary glands
True vocal cords (lower)
15. 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.
Tracheotomy
Cricoid cartilage
Ossicles; tympanic membrane
Osseus ridges
16. A coiled portion of the bony labyrinth extending from the vestibule
Cochlea
Perforation; tympanotomy
External trauma or excess pressure from within the middle ear.
Decongestants; myringotomy
17. What is the significant concern when perfoming surgery on the parotid gland?
Laryngoscopy
Otosclerosis
Ethimoid and vomer
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.
18. The ______come together to form the utricle.
Ethmoid
Stapedectomy
Seventh - cholesteatoma
Ampullae
19. Often the disease affecting the middle ear has extended into the mastoid sinus. This will require a combination procedure of a ________ and a ________
Larynx
Radial neck dissection
Dorsum
Tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy
20. ______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.
Sclerosing agent
Otis media; nasopharynx
Peritonsillar abscess formation
Radial neck dissection
21. 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).
Traum
Earwax and presence foreign body
Glottis
Hypertrophied turbinates
22. Is considered cosmetic and is performed by the plastic/reconstructive surgeon to change the external appearance of the nose.
Rhinoplasty
Mastoidectomy
Temporalis fascia
Parotid gland; lateral
23. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.
Ampullary crests
Myringotomy
Rhinitis
Apex
24. 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
Ethmoid
Radial neck dissection
Ostia
Perilymph; endolymph
25. A fluid called __________fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth - Which is linked by a thin membrane that houses another fluid called _____.
Myringoplasty
Mucous membrane
Children
Perilymph; endolymph
26. Labyrinths are complex series of canals and chamers locatd with in the ______of the temporal bone.
Cochlear implants
Mastoidectomy
Petrous Portion
Otosclerosis
27. What is the main cause of nose bleed?
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Traum
Ethmoidectomy
Type 2: Tympanoplasty
28. The most common bacterial agent responsible for epiglottitis is...
Ossicles
Eustachian tubes
Haemophilus influenzae
Posterior
29. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...
Ethmoid
Mastiodectomy
Laryngeal neoplasm
Peritonsillar abscess formation
30. The most common cause of sinusitis is the _______that causes the commom cold.
Temporalis fascia
Haemophilus influenzae
Quadrilateral cartilage
Virus
31. 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
Mastoidectomy
Ampullae
Adenoidectomy
Sphenoid
32. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?
Acute epiglottitis
Myringotomy
Dynamic equilibrium
Parotid gland; lateral
33. Foreign bodies also cause rhinitis. This is generally ________rhinitis and often is not given any further consideration until a purulent discharge appears.
Unilateral
Apex
Panendoscopy
Oval
34. Inflammation of the vocal cords. Symptom prolonged hoarseness.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Ampullary crests
Laryngitis
Cochlea
35. What are the 3 small bones named according to their shape and are from lateral to medial.
Earwax and presence foreign body
Waldeyer's ring
1. malleus (hammer) 2. incus (anvil) 3. stapes (stirrup)
Maxillary
36. The ______is a facial feature that serves as the organ for the sense of smell and as the upper portion of the ___________.
Tracheotomy
Nose: respiratory system
Parotid gland; lateral
Tonsillitis
37. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.
1. labyrinth 2. bony osseous 3. membranous labyrinth
Ringing in the ear
Posterior
Petrous Portion
38. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______
Epistaxis
Panendoscopy
Auditory
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
39. All of the ossicles are affected - in addition to the perforated tympanum. The only remaining natural structure of the middle ear is the intact and mobile footplate of the stapes. Only an air pocked remains as protection for the round window - as the
Spiral organs or organs of Corti
Adenoiditis
Type 4: Tympanoplasty
Turbinectomy
40. Is inflammation of the mucosal lining of the paranasal sinuses.
Sinustitis
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy
Mastoidectomy
Type 1: Tympanoplasty
41. The ________is the largest of the 3 glands located on the _______sides of the face anterior to the external ear.
Parotid gland; lateral
Laryngoscopy
True vocal cords (lower)
Conchae or turbinate
42. 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.
Perforation; tympanotomy
Acute epiglottitis
Nose: respiratory system
2
43. The ______is normally pearly gray in color - translucent - and has a shiny appearance.
Eardrum
Rhinitis
Myringoplasty
Bony growths (oxostoses) and soft tissue growth (polyps)
44. The _____ or ______ - is the separation between the outer and middle ear
Conchae or turbinate
Tympanic membrane or eardrum
Sinustitis
Otis media; nasopharynx
45. Damage to the _____ of the middle ear can be a continuation of a perforation. The complaints will include pain - hearing loss - drainage - and dizziness.
Internal component of cochlear implants
Ossicles
Laryngeal neoplasm
Children
46. 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.
Cholesteatoma
Mastiodectomy
Hard and soft
Cottonoids
47. 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
Cottonoids
Adenoidectomy
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - UP3
Turbinectomy
48. 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 ___________
Pharmaceutical agents that may be used during ear surgery
Turbinectomy
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.
Internal component of cochlear implants
49. The canal is covered with 1.___________ - lined with fine hairs - and houses the 2._________ - which secrete a substance called cerumen - aka 3. ______
1. vestibule 2. semicircular canals 3. cochlea
Stapedectomy
1. epithelium 2. ceruminous glands 3. earwax
Type 5: Tympanoplasty
50. The nasal cavity is divided into ______chambers by the nasal septum.
2
Adenoidectomy
Laryngeal neoplasm
Conchae or turbinate