Laryngo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

why is 1966 important - DOT charged with devolping EMS standards the white paper was published whats the white paper - accidental death and disabilty the neglected disease of modern society state of emergency care was poor many people died on highways and this was a turning point for ems 4 national levels of EMS providers - emergency medical responder (first responder) emergency medical technician (emt basic) advanced emergency medical technician (emt intermediate) paramedi...

A TMJ decompression procedure is preformed in which anatomical area correct answer: Lateral Jaw In which of the following procedures would the surg tech need to have a spreader ready for use correct answer: Tracheotomy What are classified as tonsils but are routinely referred to as adenoids and tend to atrophy with age correct answer: Laryngeal What type of tissue type are the palatine tonsils correct answer: Lymphoid Walters, Caldwell, lateral and submental radiograpihic views a...

Ophthalmology And Otolaryngology - Chapter 15 – Questions/Answers

external structures correct answers External ears, nose, and mouth internal structures correct answers Middle and inner ears, nasal cavity and sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx(throat), and larynx Function of the ears correct answers Provide sensory information that can be interpreted by the brain to become the sense of hearing Oral cavity & pharynx correct answers Contain lymph nodes and lymphoid tissues that function as part of the body's immune response auricul/o, aur/o correct answe...

Medical Terminology- CH 6 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Exam Solution Eye - oculo, ophthalmo, opto Eye socket - orbit The snail shell-shaped tube in the inner ear that contains hearing receptors. - cochlea/ cochleo Excessively sensitive hearing - hyperacusis Excessively insensitive hearing - hypoacusis Hearing through bone - osteoacusis Loss of hearing in old age - presbycusis Eye pain - ophthalmalgia Dry eyes - xerophthalmia How many bones make up the eye socket - 7 Decreased...

Chapter 31 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Equilibrium - ANS-A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces Medulla Oblongata - ANS-The lowest part of the brain, continuous with the top of the spinal cord Vascular - ANS-Having (blood) vessels that conduct or circulate liquids (blood) Auditory Cortex - ANS-The region of the cerebral cortex that receives auditory data Dynamic Equilibrium - ANS-Relating to balance when moving at an angle or rotating Sensoineual - ANS...

The inner ear controls what two things? - Answer auditory sensory -balance What are some primary causes of otalgia(ear pain)? - Answer -trauma -infections -FB -cerumen impaction -cholesteatoma -neoplasms TMJ diseas, Bruxism, tonsillitis, abscess sinusitis, and deviated septum can cause what kind of pain> - Answer Referred Name 3 kinds of Neuralgias? - Answer 1. Trigeminal facial neuralgia Tic douloureux 2. herpetic geniculate(ramsey hunt syndrome 3. herpes zoster ...

Ear is a: correct answers Sensory organ stimulated by sound ENT correct answers Ears, Nose and throat Ears function to: correct answers Create equilibrium and hear sounds The ear is divided into 3 parts: correct answers Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear The outer ear and middle ear both: correct answers Conduct sound waves The internal ear correct answers relays sound waves to the brain an is the center of balance Outer ear has 5 structures: correct answers External auditory mea...