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SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER
17: OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC
SURGERY




what23is23the23name23of23the23wax23that23is23normally23produced23and23found23within23t
he23ear23canal23-23answer--cerumen

what23is23the23term23for23creating23a23surgical23opening23into23the23tympanic23membrea
ne23-23answer--myringotomy

which23of23the23following23is23NOT23an23ossicle23found23in23the23middle23ear23-
23answer--cochlea


which23cranial23nerve23may23be23damaged23by23growth23of23a23cholesteatoma23-
23answer--seventh23(VII)


Walters,23Caldwell,23lateral,23and23submental23radiographic23views23are23used23to23esta
blish23diagnosis23for23which23anatomical23area?23-23answer--sinus23cavities

what23tissue23type23are23the23palatine23tonsils23-23answer--lymphoid

which23of23the23following23is23NOT23a23category23of23tonsil23tissue23-23answer--laryngeal

which23of23the23following23are23classified23as23tonsils23but23are23routinely23referred23to23
as23adenoids23and23tend23to23atrophy23with23age23-23answer--pharyngeal

in23which23of23the23following23procedures23would23the23surgical23technologist23need23to2
3have23a23spreader23and23a23hook23ready23for23use23-23answer--tracheotomy


a23TMJ23decompression23procedure23is23performed23in23which23anatomical23area23-
23answer--lateral23jaw


which23procedure23is23performed23for23treatment23of23sleep23apnea23-23answer--
UPPP23(uvulopalatopharyngoplasty)

, which23structure23is23often23blocked23with23stones23in23the23parotid23gland,23possibly23n
ecessitating23surgical23removal23of23the23gland23-23answer--Steno's23duct

what23is23the23name23of23the23double-action,23cupped,23forward-
angled23forceps23used23to23resect23portions23of23the23nasal23septum23-23answer--
Jansen-Middleton

Topical23cocaine234%23is23used23in23nasal23surgery23for:23-23answer--anesthesia

Antrostomy23rasps23would23be23used23in23procedures23involving23which23anatomical23str
ucture(s)23-23answer--facial23sinuses

which23of23the23following23descriptions23and23classification23of23laryngeal23cartilage23per
tains23to23the23epiglottis23-23answer--individual23and23elastic

which23laryngeal23cartilage23is23commonly23known23as23the23"adam's23apple"23-
23answer--thyroid


A23procedure23sometimes23performed23in23the23ICU,23ER,23or23PACU23is23a(n):23-
23answer--tracheotomy


what23is23the23name23of23the23long,23thin,23cupped,23pistol-
grip23type23handled23forceps23used23in23many23nasal23procedures23-23answer--
Takahashi

which23cranial23nerve23carries23information23related23to23the23equilibrium23to23the23cereb
ral23cortex23-23answer--eighth23(VIII)

which23of23the23following23procedures23would23require23use23of23an23operating23microsc
ope23-23answer--stapedectomy

how23should23micro23ear23instruments23be23cleaned23intraoperatively23-23answer--
wiped23with23a23micro-wipe23sponge

Baron,23Frazier,23House,23and23Rosen23are23names23of23which23type23of23instrument?
23-23answer--suction


which23gas23can23cause23expansion23of23the23middle23ear23and23therefore23is23contrain
dicated23in23tympanic23graft23cases23-23answer--nitrous23oxide

which23of23the23following23is23the23MOST23commonly23used23autograft23in23otologic23pro
cedures23-23answer--temporalis23fascia

which23type23of23study23would23be23used23to23diagnose23sleep23apnea23-23answer--
polysomnography

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