Ear
A substance produced by the cerumen glands of the ear (i.e. ear wax)
Cerumen
The middle ear extends from the TM to this
The medial wall of the middle ear cleft
How old must a child be to get a cochlear implant for congenital deafness
2 years
While under directed visualization with the nasal endoscope, the surgeon will use what to remove nasal polyps?
What size suction is used to remove the morcellated tissue?
Either the Wilde forceps or the microdebrider
- A #12 Frazier suction
A trach tube is secured to the skin with what
After the trach is secured, what is then applies?
2-0 nonabsorbable suture (Prolene or Silk)
Drain sponges and trach ties.
What does TM mean
Tympanic Membrane
What ossicle transmits vibrations of the TM and the other ossicles to the inner ear via the oval window?
The stapes~ stirrup shaped
What are the large sinuses located below the ocular orbits?
Maxillary sinuses
What is a turbinectomy and when may it be performed?
Remocal of the bony turbinate to increase airflow, usually done during a septoplasty
Why must the obturator of the trach tube must be kept with the patient at all times?
If the tube becomes dislodged or is removed, the obturator is needed to replace the tube
Auricle (aka pinna), external auditory meatus, external auditory canal are all part of the
External ear
What is performed to close a small, non-healing hole in the TM?
Myringoplasty
What is situated behind the nasal cavity but above the oral cavity?
Nasopharynx
In septoplasty, what happens once the septum is mobilized?
An incision will then be made where and with what?
-Removal of nasal packs for insertion of the nasal speculum.
-Below the obstruction with a #15 blade
The neck in anatomically organized into what or ID
Triangles
The tympanic membrane, ossicles, proximal eustachain tube, opening of the mastoid cavity, and intratympanic portion of the facial nerve are all part of the
Middle ear
What (in the middle ear) can block airflow to the mastoid and cause chronic mastoiditis? (x4)
Cholesteatoma, eustachian tube dysfuntion, neoplasm, congential malformation(of the middle ear)
What scope is used for maxillary, sphenoid, and ethmoid sinus procedures?
The 30-degree scope
The primary reason of adenoidectomy is
Chronic infection and obstruction caused by hypertrophy of tissue
What C-shaped gland is the second largest salivary gland?
What does it wrap around?
The lower border of the mandible.
Receptor for balance and hearing, the labyrinths, cochlea, organ of Corti, semicircular canals, oval&round windows, crista ampullaris, are all part of the
Inner ear
What kind of implant can be used to transmit external sound directly to the EIGHT cranial nerve?
Q- what is this implant used to treat?
Cochlear
-Sensorineural hearing loss or deafness. - the pts still have functioning outer and middle ear structures.
What are most nasal endoscopic procedures performed to treat?
Inflammatory or infectious disease
The UPP procedure is performed to reduce and tighten-
oropharyngeal tissue
What emerges from the DEEP anterior portion of the submandibular gland?
Where does it drain?
The submandibular duct (AKA Wharton duct)
Drains into the anterior floor of the mouth