Exam: #8 Flashcards
What are normal features of the tympanic membrane?
- Choncaved
- Translucent
- and Gray in color
What is a benign cyst in the mastoid cavity?
Cholestiotomaco
What is a rhinoplasty?
Augments the external appearance of the nose
What is apnea?
No breathing
What are the ossicles from lateral to medial?
- Malleolus
- Incus
- Stapes
What is the treatment for hypertrophic turbinates?
-sclerosing agents
What is congenital?
Present at birth
What is the oval window?
Where the foot plate of the stapes rest
What is epistaxis?
Hemorrhage of the nose
What is the fluid that fills the spaces of the bony labyrinth?
Perilympth
What sense is related to olfaction?
Smell
What is the purpose of cristae in the middle ear?
Controls dynamic equilibrium
What is hypertrophy?
Enlargement of a structure due to an increase in the size of the cells
Another name for the seventh cranial nerve
Facial
What is the term for fixation of the stapes?
Otosclerosis
Why is nitrous oxide not used during reconstructive ear surgery?
It expands the middle ear
What is another name for the pinna?
auricle
What is a tympanotomy?
incision into the tympanic membrane
What are conchae?
Osseous ridges on the lateral walls of the nasal cavity
What is the apex of the nose called?
Bridge
What is the umbo?
Concavity of the tympanic membrane where the malleolus is attached
What is the septum?
Divides the nasal cavity into 2 chambers
What is deafness?
Reduction of hearing
What is the location of the frontal sinuses?
In the frontal bone
