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Surgical Technology

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






2. 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.






3. The _______ opens posteriorly into the mastoid sinus and the _______ aka auditory or pharyngotympanic tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. In regards to the external nose - tip is referred to as the _____.






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






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






9. The conchae are ________ ________ on the lateral walls of the cavity. Their names are indicative of their location--supreme - superior - middle - and inferior.






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






11. What is controlled by the cristae during movement?






12. Other canal causing hearing impairment may be_______ and ______






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






14. The pinna consists of _____ _____ that is covered with thick skin.






15. 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.






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






17. The septal cartilage is also known as the _______






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






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






20. Anteriorly - the septum is ________.






21. Consists of a microphone - a speech processor that converts sound onto electrical impulses - and connecting cables.






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






23. Anterior nose bleeds are easily controlled by _____






24. The_________extends from the pinna to the ________






25. A soft tissue graft is used to repair the eardrum. The damage is limited to the tympanic membrane - All content of the middle ear are intact.






26. The ________is the tip of the cranial nerve 1.






27. The inner ear or 1. ______ - consists of two main sections. The are 2. _____ - or perilymphatic labyrinth and the 3. ______.






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






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






30. Pinna consists of 2 parts






31. Each ampulla contains ridges called _____that possess cristae.






32. Failure to treat chronic tonsillitis can lead to...






33. Internal nose: The ending of the soft palate is the _________.






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






35. 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






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






37. Is inflammation of the nasal mucosa - usually evidenced by excessive mucous production or rhinorrhea.






38. 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






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






40. Beginning at the posterior nares - the nasopharynx extends inferiorly to the _______






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






42. What is the 8th cranial nerve?






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






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






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






46. Most often done to straighten a deviated nasal septum - and to improve air flow through the nasal cavity. It is also used to repair a perforated septum or one damaged by trauma.






47. 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 ________.






48. Infectious disease that can affect any age group - although it is most commonly seen in the 2-5 year old. May be viral or bacterial.






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






50. 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 ___________