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1
Q

Why cant you use anaesthetics containing adrenaline near nasal cartilage? (hyaline)

A

Adrenaline causes vasoconstriction which stops the cartilage receiving nutrients

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2
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What makes up the roof of the nasal cavity?

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Cribriform plate and crista galli.

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3
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What makes up the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

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Superior and middle conchae

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4
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What makes up the septum?

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Perpendicular plate of ethmoid + vomer

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5
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What are the 3 types of mucosa in the nose?

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  1. Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
  2. Respiratory epithelium
  3. Olfactory mucosa
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6
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What nerve supplies the anterosuperior nose?

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Ophthalmic V1 from trigeminal nerve

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7
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What nerve supplies the posterioinferior nose?

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Maxillary V2 from trigeminal nerve

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8
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Which facial blood supply comes from the internal carotid arteries?

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Ophthalmic

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9
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What facial blood supplies come from the external carotid arteries?

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Facial and Maxillary

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10
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What is Kiesselbach’s area?

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An arterial anastomosis on the nasal septum

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11
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What is a meatus?

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a space beneath each conchae

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12
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What sinuses are present?

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  1. 2 frontal separated by bony septum
  2. 2 maxillae (antra)
  3. 2 ethmoid air cells
  4. 2 Sphenoidal sinuses
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13
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How does mucous drain into nasal cavities?

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Via ostia in lateral walls of nasal cavities

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14
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Where does the frontal sinus drain into?

A

Middle meatus

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15
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Where does the ethmoidal cells drain into?

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Superior and middle meatuses

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16
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Where does the sphenoidal sinus drain into?

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Sphenoethmoidal recess

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17
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Where does the maxillary sinus drain into?

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Middle meatus

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18
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Where does lacrimal fluid drain into?

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Nasolacrimal duct

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19
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Where does the nasolacrimal duct drain into?

A

Inferior meatus of nasal cavity

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20
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Where can sinusitis pain be referred to?

A

Teeth

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21
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What can extraction of a tooth result in?

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oro-antral fistula

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22
Q

What are the muscles of the mouth floor?

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mylohyoid
geniohyoid
anterior belly of digastric

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23
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What surface of the tongue is the anterior (ventral)

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The bottom

Top is dorsal

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24
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what vein is in the tongue?

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Lingual vein

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25
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What is the lingual vein important?

A

drugs

GTN spray etc

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26
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What is being tongue tied?

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When the frenulum is too short to move the tongue properly.

27
Q

What are the 3 main salivary glands?

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Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual

28
Q

What does the parotid gland pierce into to get into the oral cavity

A

Buxanator muscle

29
Q

what cranial nerve supplies the parotid gland?

A

IX - glossopharangea nerve

30
Q

Where is the tongue?

A

Posterior wall of the oropharynx

31
Q

What is the foramen caecum?

A

It is from the thyroid gland and is at the apex of the terminal groove

32
Q

What can be located in the midline of the migratory path?

A

Thyroglossal duct cysts

Ectopic thyroid tissue

33
Q

Where do thyroid swellings attached to the larynx move on swallowing?

A

Superiorly then inferiorly

34
Q

What are the tongue muscles?

A

Palatoglossus
Styloglossus
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus

35
Q

What supplies the tongue?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

Not palatoglossus, thats supplied by vagus

36
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Which way will the tongue point when there’s a problem?

A

To the affected side

37
Q

What’s the border between the lips and the skin called?

A

The vermillion border

38
Q

Is there any bone in the soft palate?

A

No, muscle

39
Q

What are the 5 muscles of the soft palate?

A

Levator veli palatini
Tensor veli palatini
Palatoglossus
Palatopharyngeus

40
Q

What supplies the soft palate muscles?

A

X vagus

Not the tensor as thats V3

41
Q

Which way will the uvula move if there is a problem?

A

Away from the affected side

42
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What are the muscles of the pharynx?

A

Circular (constrictor muscle X 3

Voluntary muscles

43
Q

What supplies the palatopharynges and the salpingopharyngeus?

A

X vagus

44
Q

What supplies the stylopharyngeus?

A

IX glossopharyngeal

45
Q

What is the adenoid?

A

The pharyngeal tonsil

46
Q

Where is the access point for cricothyroid puncture?

A

Cricothyroid membrane

47
Q

Where is the larynx?

A

Between C4 and C6

48
Q

What type of muscle is trachealis?

A

smooth muscle

49
Q

What movement does the capsule to the right of the cricothyroid joint allow?

A

Nodding

50
Q

What is the trachealis part of?

A

Posterior wall of trachea?

51
Q

What does cricoid pressure allow?

A

ventilation

Oesophagus gets pressed against C6 prevemting aspiration/regurg

52
Q

Where does the vocal chords attach to?

A

thyroid cartilage

Vocal process of arytenoid cartilages

53
Q

Where is the laryngoscope inserted to?

A

Vallecula

54
Q

What type of epithelium mainly makes up the larynx?

A

Respiratory epithelium

55
Q

What cells line the vocal cords?

A

Stratified squamous epithelium

56
Q

Where do the cilia sweep mucous towards?

A

The pharynx

57
Q

What supplies all of the laryngeal mucosa sensory innervation?

A

Vagus nerves X

58
Q

What innervates superior to the vocal cords?

A

Superior laryngeal branch

59
Q

What innervates vocal cord and below?

A

recurrent laryngeal nerve

60
Q

What muscles tense the vocal cords?

A

Cricothyroid muscles

61
Q

What muscles relax the vocal cords?

A

thyro-arytenoid muscles

62
Q

What muscles adduct the vocal cords?

A

Lateral crico-arytenoid muscles

63
Q

What muscles abduct the vocal cords?

A

Posterior crico-arytenoid muscles

64
Q

How can you test the vagus nerve?

A

Ask patient to sip water and watch larynx move. do they sputter?
Listen to the voice - is it hoarse?
Ask them to cough - is it normal or powerful?

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