Ear & Nose Cavity Flashcards
The entry of bacteria through which space could lead to an infection in the mastoid air cells?
Auditory (nasopharyngeal) tube
Which structure is attached to the center of the tympanic membrane?
Handle (manubrium) of the malleus
On which wall of the middle ear is the glossopharyngeal nerve component located?
Medial
An elderly patient with chronic otitis media might have all the following complications EXCEPT:
Inability to chew food due to injury to the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
In a patient with hearing loss due to ankylosis of the footplate of the stapes, which part of the bony labyrinth is involved?
Vestibular (oval) window
The geniculate ganglion is the sensory ganglion of which nerve?
Facial
Loss of preganglionic parasympathetic fibers passing through the tympanic plexus diminishes production of:
Saliva by the parotid gland
Most paranasal sinuses and/or air cells drain, directly or indirectly, into the:
Middle meatus
Which nasal space is the most likely approach to irrigate the maxillary sinus opening?
Middle meatus
The nasolacrimal duct empties into which part of the nasal cavity?
Inferior meatus
Into which part of the nasal cavity would you look to see the opening of a blocked lacrimal duct?
Inferior meatus
Where would the physician search for the pharyngeal tonsils, or adenoids?
In the roof of the nasopharynx
Which structure forms a border of the tonsillar fossa?
Palatopharyngeal fold
The communication between the pharynx and the nasal cavity is known as the:
Choanae
The middle nasal concha is part of what bone?
Ethmoid bone
