EENT Flashcards
(146 cards)
2 functions of ear
hearing
equilibrium
3 anatomic area of the ear
external
middle
inner
auricle/pinna + function
cartilage and skin
concentrate sound waves and conduct to external auditory canal
what is cerumen
wax from sebaceous gland
traps foreign bodies and lower bacteria (acidic pH)
what is the middle ear filled with and how does it communicate with nasopharynx
air
eustachian tube
mucous membrane of middle ear continuous with pharynx and mastoid cells–predisposition to…
otitis media (infected middle ear)
mastoiditis (infection of mastoid cells)
what are ossicles, where are they located
3 small articulated bones across middle ear cavity
which ossicle attaches to tympanic membrane/oval window
tympanic-malleus
oval window-stapes
what fluid is in the bony labyrinth and what are the 3 divisions of the bony labyrinth
watery perilymph
vestibule, semicircular canals, cochlea
organ of corti
neural end organ of hearing
hair and vibration to electrochemical impulses
what nerve is at risk from swelling and injury to temporal bone (trauma or surgical intervention)
facial, 7
what is a myringotomy and why is it done
incision into pars tensa of eardrum
relieve fluid pressure or drain pus
what instrument is used to insert a myringotomy tube
alligator forceps
what procedure is done to repair the tympanic membrane
tympanoplasty
what tissue is harvested to provide graft material to repair the tympanic membrane?
temporalis fascia
what is a mastoidectomy and the 3 types
removal of diseased bone from mastoid process and space
simple: air cells only
modified radical: air cells and maybe external auditory canal wall
radical: air cells, eardrum, malleus, incus, muscle, lining
cholesteatoma
accumulation of squamous epithelium
cystlike mass in middle ear/mastoid process
what is stapedectomy and what is it done for? how is hearing restored?
removal of entire stapes for otosclerosis
graft on oval window
prosthesis on incus
what is otosclerosis
formation of abnormal bone around stapes footplate-immobilization
meniere’s disease
overaccumulation of endolymph
vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss
what procedure is done to fix meniere’s disease
vestibular neurectomy
labyrinthectomy
why is facial nerve decompression done?
bell’s palsy
what problems do people with facial nerve paralysis experience?
can’t tear, can’t close eye, drooping mouth
what is acoustic neruoma
benign schwann cell tumor
vestibular portion of 8th cranial nerve