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Anatomy of Upper Respiratory system Flashcards

1
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What are the nares

A

external opening to outside

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2
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what are the choanae

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posterior opening to nasopharynx

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3
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what bones are the external nose supported by

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Maxilla and nasal bones

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4
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What cartilages make up the external nose

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Septal
Lateral processes
Major alar
Minor alar

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5
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What makes up the nasal septum

A

Septal cartilage
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
Vomer

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6
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What are the three nasal regions

A

Vestibule
Respiratory
Olfactory

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7
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Describe the vestibule region

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Stratified squamous epithelium

constant abrasion

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8
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Describe the respiratory region

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Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Found in the upper respiratory tract where cilia collect foreign molecules

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9
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Describe the olfactory region

A

Specialised epithelium

Sense of smell

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10
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3 types of cells containing respiratory epithelium

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Ciliated cells
Goblet cells
Basal cells

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11
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What are basal cells

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Stem cells, have the ability to differentiate and respond to injury

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12
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What is the role of goblet cells

A

Mucous production

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13
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What is the medial wall of the nose made up off

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Anteriorly - septal cartilage

Posteriorly - vomer and ethmoid

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14
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What is the floor of the nose made up off

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Anteriorly - palatine process of maxilla

Posteriorly - horizontal plate of palatine

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15
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What is the roof made up off

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Anteriorly - nasal and frontal bones

Posteriorly - ethmoid and sphenoid bones

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16
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What is the lateral wall of the nose made up off

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Ant: lacrimal and maxilla
Mid: ethmoid and inf. concha
Post: Palatine and sphenoid

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17
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Which two nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone

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Superior and Middle

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18
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What is the role of nasal concha

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forcing inhaled air to flow in a steady, regular pattern around the largest possible surface area of nasal mucosa to clean and warm air for lungs

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19
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4 air channels in the nose

A

Inferior nasal meatus
Middle nasal meatus
Superior nasal meatus
Spheno-ethmoidal recess

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20
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What are the 4 paranasal sinuses

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Frontal
Ethmoidal
Maxillary
Sphenoidal

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21
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What are the paranasal sinuses lined with

A

Respiratory epithelium

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22
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What are the paranasal sinuses innervated with

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Trigeminal (V)

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23
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What blood vessel supplies the paranasal sinuses

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Ophthalmic artery

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24
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What are the three branches of trigeminal nerve

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Ophthalmic (V1)
Maxillary (V2)
Mandibular (V3)

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25
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V1

Exit from the brain / on to face

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Superior orbital fissure

Supra orbital foramen

26
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V2

Exit from the brain / on to face

A

Foramen rotundum

Infraorbital foramen

27
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V3

Exit from the brain / on to face

A

Foramen ovale

mental foramen

28
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Where does the frontal sinus drain into

A

Drains into the lateral wall of the middle meatus via the frontonasal duct that continues down the ethmoidal infundibulum and hiatus semilunaris down the oesophagus

29
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Where does the anterior ethmoidal sinus drain into

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Open into the frontonasal duct - middle meatus

30
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Where does the middle ethmoid cells drain into

A

open onto the ethmoidal bulla - middle meatus

31
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Where does the posterior ethmoid cells open onto

A

Open onto the lateral wall of the superior meatus

32
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Where does the sphenoidal sinus drain into

A

into the spheno-ethmoidal recess

33
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where does the maxillary sinus drain onto

A

lateral wall of the nasal cavity

34
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What are the frontal sinuses innervated by

A

Supraorbital nerve (Frontal-V1)

35
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What are the ethmoidal sinuses innervated by

A

Ant. ethmoidal
Post. ethmoidal
(both nasociliary - V1)

36
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What are the sphenoidal sinuses innervated by

A

Post. Ethmoidal (nasociliary V1)

37
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What are the maxillary sinuses innervated by

A

Infraorbital and alveolar (V2)

38
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Largest vessel supplying the nasal cavity

A

Sphenopalatine a.

39
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What is the sphenopalatine a. a terminal branch of

A

maxillary a.

40
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With what arteries does the sphenopalatine a. anastomose with anteriorly

A

Anterior and posterior ethmoidal

41
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What contributes to blood supply of medial wall

A

posterior septal branches of the sphenopalatine artery

42
Q

Nerves that innervate the nasal cavity

A

Olfactory
Ophthalmic
Maxillary

43
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What is the pharynx

A

Passageway from oral and nasal cavities to the oesophagus. Serves both digestive and respiratory functions

44
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3 divisions of pharynx

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

45
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where does the nasopharynx start and end

A

choanae to soft palate

46
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Where is the oropharynx

A

lies behind the oral cavity, extending from the uvula to the tip of epiglottis

47
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where does the laryngopharynx lie

A

lies inferior to the epiglottis to cricoid cartilage

48
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What is the larynx

A

superior portion of the respiratory tract
Continuous inferiorly with trachea
anterior to laryngopharynx

49
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Function of larynx

A

Sound production
respiration
Valve to close respiratory tract off from the pharynx

50
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What is the larynx composed of

A 
Hyoid bone 
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Epiglottis cartilage
Arytenoid cartilages (2)
51
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Describe the thyroid cartilage

A

Largest unpaired laryngeal cartilage
Lamina - right and left
Fuse anteriorly at laryngeal prominence

52
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What is the epiglottis

A

Cartilaginous flap in the neck that covers the laryngeal inlet upon swallowing

53
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What are the extrinsic ligaments

A

Thyrohyoid membrane

Cricotracheal ligament

54
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What is the cricothyroid ligament

A

Intrinsic ligament

attaches at the cricoid and extends superiorly to the thyroid cartilage and postiroirly to the arytenoid cartilages

55
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What are the false vocal cords

A

Vestibular folds

56
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What re the true vocal cords

A

vocal fold

57
Q

what is the rima vestibuli

A

opening between 2 adjacent vestibular folds

58
Q

what is the rima glottidis

A

Opening between the 2 adjacent vocal folds

59
Q

Where does the superior laryngeal nerve originate

A

Originates from the vagus nerve

60
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Where are the sensory innervations to the larynx

A

Above vocal folds - internal laryngeal

Below vocal folds - Recurrent laryngeal nerve

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