Anatomy theme 4 Flashcards
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What is the superior border of the INFTF ?
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the infratemporal surface of the greater wing of sphenoid
small part of the squamous of the temporal bone
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What is the medial border of the INFTF ?
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the lateral pterygoid plate
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What is the lateral border of the IFTF ?
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ramus and the cornoid process of the mandible
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What is the anterior border of the INFTF ?
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the posterior wall of the maxilla
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What is the posterior border of the INFTF ?
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styloid process
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Where does the deep head of the medial pterygoid arise and insert ?
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medial aspect of the lateral pterygoid plate
ramus of the mandible
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Where does the superficial head of the medial pterygoid arise and insert ?
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arises from the maxillary tuberosity
inserts into the ramus of the mandible - they fuse together (deep and superficial head)
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Where does the inferior head of lateral pterygoid arise and insert ?
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arises from the lateral aspect of the lateral pterygoid plate
inserts into the pterygoid fovea on the condylar neck
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Where does the superior head of lateral pterygoid arise and insert ?
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arises from the infratemporal surface of the greater wing of sphenoid and inserts into the pterygoid fovea
10
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What is the innervation of lateral pterygoid ?
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V3- nerve to lateral pterygoid
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What is the innervation Of medial pterygoid ?
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V3- nerve to medial pterygoid
12
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What does medial pterygoid do ?
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elevates the mandible
13
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What does lateral pterygoid do ?
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depresses the mandible in jaw opening
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What characteristic of medial pterygoid allows it to move in vectors ?
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its fibres are perpendicular to the molars
15
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Wheres does V3 enter the INFTTF ?
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fo. Ovale
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What does V3 do after passing through the INFTF ?
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divides into anterior and posterior divisions
17
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What does the anterior division contain ?
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nerves to the muscles of mastication
long buccal nerve (sensory)
18
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What does the posterior division contain ?
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lingual nerve
inferior alveolar nerve
auriculotemporal nerve
19
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Where does the inferior alveolar nerve supply ?
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below the roots of the mandibular teeth
20
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What does the inferior alveolar nerve divide into ?
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the inferior alveolar nerve splits into the nerve to mylohyoid before it enters the mandibular canal
it supplies the mandibular teeth then gives off the mental nerve anteriorly when it enters the mandibular canal
21
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Where does the mental exit the skull ?
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the mental foramen
22
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What does the mental nerve provide sensory innervation for ?
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the chin and the lower lip
23
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Where does the auriculotemporal nerve pass ?
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around the middle meningeal artery as two roots from the post division of the mandibular nerve
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What does the auriculotemporal nerve provide sensory innervation to ?
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the oracle and the TMJ
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Where does the lingual nerve arise from ?
the anterior division of v3
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Where does the lingual nerve pass ?
between the ramus of the mandible and the medial pterygoid muscle
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What does the lingual nerve innervate ?
it provides sensory innervation for the anterior two thirds of the tongue and carries fibres of the facial nerve in the chorda tympani
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What is the maxillary artery a division of ?
Terminal branch of the external carotid
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What does the maxillary artery pass over ?
lateral pterygoid muscle - in 3 parts
| before by and beyond
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What are the branches of the first part of the maxillary artery ?
middle meningeal
| inferior alveolar
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Where does the inferior alveolar artery pass ?
into the mandibular canal via the mandibular Fo.
| it gives off the mental artery which passes through the mental foramen
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Where does the middle meningeal artery ascend into ?
Fo. Spinosum
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What do the branches of part 2 of the maxillary artery do ?
they supply the muscles of mastication and buccinator
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What do the branches of part 3 do ?
they accompany the maxillary nerve
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Where does the sphenopalatine artery pass through ?
sphenopalatine fo.
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Where does the infraorbital artery pass ?
in the infraorbital canal and exits onto the face via the infraorbital foramen
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What does the sphenopalatine foramen connect ?
the nasal cavity and the pterygopalatine fossa
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What do the tributaries of the maxillary vein drain into ?
the pterygoid venous plexus
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What drains the pterygoid venous plexus ?
the short maxillary vein
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Where does the maxillary vein pass ?
it passess deep to the neck of the mandibular condyle and enters the parotid gland where it unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
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What is the TMJ an articulation between ?
the temporal bone of the cranium and the mandible
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What are the 3 surfaces of the TMJ ?
articular tubercle
mandibular fossa
condyle of the mandible
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Where are the squamotympanic fissures ?
in the mandibular fossa
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What type of joint is the TMJ ?
bilateral synovial joint
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What encloses the joint cavity ?
a fibrous capsule that runs from the temporal bone to the mandibular joint surfaces
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What is in the joint cavity ?
articular disc
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What does the articular disc divide the joint cavity into ?
the upper and lower compartments
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What is the joint cavity lined by ?
synovial membrane
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What are the ligaments that support the TMJ ?
the sphenomandibular ligament ]
| the lateral temporomandibular ligament
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What is the lateral temporomandibular ligament ?
a thickening of the fibrous capsule
it runs from the articular tubercle to the neck of the mandibular condyle
There is only 1
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What does the lateral temporomandibular ligament do ?
Prevents the jaw moving sideways
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Where does the sphenomandibular ligament run from ?
from the spine of sphenoid to the lingula of the mandible
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Which movements occur in the lower compartments ?
the hinge movement
movement between the condyle and the disc
disc is stationary and the condyle moves through a horizontal axis
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What movements happen in the upper compartment ?
translation movement
the movement is between the mandibular fossa and the disc
the condyle and the disc move forward
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What happens in protrusion ?
condyles move anteriorly and inferiorly
| the disc moves - in the upper compartment
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What happens in retrusion ?
condyles and disc move upwards and backwards
| on the AT
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What is depression ?
condyles move forward and and downward
| in the lower compartment
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What are the right and left movements ?
condyles move forward and downward
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Which muscles are involved in the movements of the jaw ?
supramandibular - muscles of mastication - mostly jaw elevators except lateral pterygoid
inframandibular - suprahyoid/infrahyoid muscles , they are jaw depressors
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Describe the process of opening the jaw ?
hinge movement in the lower compartment
inferior head of lateral pterygoid protracts the mandible - slight opening
condyles move forward and sit on the AT
THEN ant.belly of digastric acts to open the jaw further
greater extremities -suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles
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Describe the jaw closing cycle ?
jaw opening muscles relax
masseter and medial pterygoid pull mandible back till the condyle is in the mandibular fossa
closing against resistance - temporalis
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What does the ANS do ?
connects the CNS to the smooth muscle , cardiac muscle and glands
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How many neurones are required to connect the CNS to the target via the ANS ?
2 - they synapse in an autonomic ganglion
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What is the outflow of the sympathetic nervous system ?
thoracolumbar
| T1-L2
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Where are the ganglia in the sympathetic nervous system ?
they are in the sympathetic chain
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What is the length of the preganglionic and postganglionic sympathetic axons ?
preganglionic are short and postganglionic are long
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Where are the ganglia in the parasympathetic nervous system ?
they are in the walls of the target
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What is the length of the postganglionic and preganglionic axons in the parasympathetic nervous system ?
the preganglionic axons are long
| postganglionic are short
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Which ganglion supplies sympathetic supply to the head ?
superior cervical ganglion
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What is the outflow of the parasympathetic nervous system ?
craniosacral
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Where is parasympathetic supply to the head from ?
otic
pterygopalatine
submandibular
ciliary
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What are the 3 roots of a parasympathetic ganglion ?
parasympathetic motor - from craniosacral
sympathetic - from the ext.carotid arterial tree they have already synapsed in the superior cervical ganglion
sensory - usually rejoins branches of the trigeminal ganglion
branches of distribution to the target
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Where is the otic ganglion attached to ?
the medial aspect of the main trunk of the mandibular nerve as it passes through Fo. Ovale
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What is the parasympathetic root of the otic ganglion ?
the lesser petrosal nerve
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Where does the lesser petrosal nerve come from ?
hypoglossal nerve
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What is the sympathetic root of the otic ganglion ?
Arises from the superior cervical ganglion and passes around the middle meningeal artery
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What is the sensory root of the otic ganglion ?
arises from the otic ganglion and passes to the parotid gland via the auriculotemporal nerve
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Where do the postganglionic parasympathetic fibres travel to the parotid gland ?
they travel to the parotid gland by hitchhiking on the auriculotemporal nerve
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What is the somatic motor root of the otic ganglion ?
travels from the otic ganglion to medial pterygoid and tensor veli palatini
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How can you see the pterygopalatine ganglion ?
through the pterygomaxillary fissure
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Where is the pterygomaxillary fissure ?
between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone
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What is the anterior border of the PGPF ?
posterior wall of the maxilla
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What is the lateral border of the PGPF ?
the pterygomaxillary fissure
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What is the medial border of the PGPF ?
the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone
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What is the posterior border of the PGPF ?
pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone
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What passes through FO. Rotundum ?
v2
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What passes through the sphenopalatine fo. ?
sphenopalatine artery
| nasopalatine nerves
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What is the inferior orbital fissure ?
below the superior orbital fissure in the posterior wall of the orbit
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What are the contents of the pteryopalatine fossa ?
the 3rd part of the maxillary artery
the pterygopalatine ganglion
the maxillary divison of the trigeminal nerve v2
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What are the branches of V2 ?
zygomatic nerve
posterior superior alveolar nerves
anterior middle superior alveolar nerves
infraorbital nerve
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Where does the zygomatic nerve leave the PTGF ?
the inferior orbital fissure to travel on the floor of the orbit
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Where does the pterygopalatine nerve hang from ?
v2
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What is the target of the pterygopalatine ganglion ?
nasal and pharyngeal mucous glands
the lacrimal glands
hayfever ganglion
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What is the parasympathetic motor root of the PG?
the nerve of the pterygoid canal
| fusion of the greater petrosal nerve
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What does the nerve of the pterygoid canal contain ?
preganglionic axons from the facial nerve
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How do the postganglionic parasympathetic axons reach the mucous/lacrimal glands ?
via the greater and lesser palatine nerves
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What is the sympathetic root of the PG ?
arises from the deep petrosal nerve from around the middle meningeal artery
already synapsed in the SCG
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Where does the sensory root arise from ?
arises from the maxillary nerve through Fo.Rotundum and the trigeminal ganglion
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What are the branches of distribution of the PG ?
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greater/lesser palatine nerves
posterior superior nasal nerves
nasopalatine nerves
pharyngeal nerve
all branches of V2
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What is the path of the nasopalatine nerve ?
enters the nasal cavity through sphenopalatine Fo.
Passes along the roof of the nasal cavity
descends to the roof of the oral cavity
passes through the incisive Fo to the hard palate
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What does the nasopalatine nerve innervate
| ?
the maxillary anterior teeth
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What are the functions of the nose ?
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ventilation
olfactory
filtration of the air
drainage of secretions from the paranasal air sinuses
and the nasolacrimal duct
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What is the external nose pierced by ?
2 nasal apertures
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What type of epithelium lines the nasal cavity ?
respiratory pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
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What separates the nasal cavity from the anterior cranial fossa ?
the cribriform plate
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What is lateral to the lateral wall of the nose ?
ethmoidal air cells
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What is lateral to the lower half of the nasal wall ?
The maxillary air sinus
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What separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?
the hard palate
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What makes up the hard palate ?
palatine process of the maxilla
| horizontal plane of the palatine bone
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What do the nostrils lead to anteriorly ?
The vestibule
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What makes the roof of the nasal cavity ?
sphenoid bone
cribriform plate
nasal spine of the frontal bone
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of what bone is the cribriform plate a part of ?
the ethmoid bone
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What are the conchae ?
3 scroll like elevations from the lateral wall of the nose
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The superior and middle conchae are extensions of which bone ?
the ethmoid bone
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What do the conchae overly ?
meati
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What is the space above the superior concha ?
the sphenoethmoidal recess
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What is the nasal septum made of ?
perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone and the
| vomer (post)
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What do secretions from nasal mucosa drain through ?
ostia
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What is hiatus semilunaris ?
a curved depression in the middle meatus
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What is bulla ethmoidalis ?
a swelling superior to the hiatus semilunaris
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Which sinus is the biggest ?
maxillary
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What is the roof of the maxillary sinus ?
floor of the orbit
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What is the floor of the maxillary sinus ?
the palatine process of maxilla
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Why can sinusitis manifest as toothache ?
maxillary air sinus and teeth have a common nerve supply
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What does the maxillary air sinus drain into ?
hiatus semilunaris and the middle meatus
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Where is the ostium of the maxillary air sinus ?
high up in the medial wall of the nose
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Where is the frontal sinus ?L
Lies in the frontal bone and behind the supercilairy arches
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What does the frontal sinus drain into ?
hiatus semilunaris
| middle meatus
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What is superior to the sphenoidal air sinus ?
the pituitary fossa
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What does the sphenoidal air sinus drain into ?
sphenoethmoidal recess
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Where are the ostia of the sphenoidal air sinus ?
in the body of the sphenoid
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Where are the ethmoidal air cells ?
they are lateral to the lateral wall of the nose and their opening lie under the concha
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What are the types of ethmoidal air cells ?
anterior
middle
posterior
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Where do the anterior ethmoidal air cells drain into ?
middle meatus - hiatus semilunaris
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Where do the posterior ethmoidal air cells drain into ?
superior meatus
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Where do the middle ethmoidal air cells drain into ?
middle meatus
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What are the articular surfaces of the TMJ and the disc made of ?
fibrocartilage
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What are the structures related to the deep surface of the parotid gland ?
styloid process and stylopharyngeus , styloglossus and stylohyoid.
upper parts of the carotid sheath
