ENT Anatomy Flashcards
___ the features in the nose that filter air
vibrissae
the ___ of the ethmoid bone attaches to the dura
crista galli
the superior and middle conchae are part of the ___
ethmoid bone
the edges of the nose are called the
alae
lateral wall bones of the nasal cavity
inferior nasal conchae, ethmoid, palatine, maxilla
septum is made of ++_
ethmoid bone
septal cartilage
vomer bone
If basilar skull fractures disrupt the cribriform plate this can cause __
anosmia
if in a basilar skull # and can see ___ coming from nose = serious sign
CSF
nasal mucosa of the nasal vestibule =
stratified squamous (keratinised to non-keratinised)
superior conchae area mucosa =
olfactory epithelium
nasal cavity epithelium =
respiratory - ciliated pseudostratified columnar with goblet cells
olfactory epithelium is found __+___ in the nose
top back of septum and lateral wall
olfactory tract goes to the ___ in the brain
temporal lobe and olfactory areas
the superior part of the nasal septum and lateral wall gets it somatic sensory supply from: __ nerve from ___ nerve, a branch of ___ which passes through the ___
anterior ethmoidal
nasociliary
CNV1
ethmoidal foramen
the inferior part of the nasal septum and lateral wall gets it somatic sensory supply from: \_\_\_ nerve (branch of \_\_) which passes through the \_\_\_
nasopalatine
CN V2
sphenopalatine foramen
arteries that supply the nose
ant and post ethmoidal (from ophthalmic - ICA)
sphenopalatine and greater palatine (from maxillary - ECA)
lateral nasal and septal branch of superior labial (from facial - ECA)
the two large main arteries that send branches to the nose =
ECA and ICA
the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries are branches of the ___ artery from the ___
ophthalmic
ICA
the arteries in the nose anastamose at __
which is located __
important to remember in ___
Little’s/Kiesselbach’s area
anteroinferiorly on nasal septum
epistaxis
above the superior conchae in front of sphenoid sinus
sphenoethmoidal recess
underneath the superior conchae -
superior meatus
engorgement of the nasal mucosa ___ every 1-5hrs because ___
switches sides
of erectile tissue
4 bilateral paranasal sinuses
these are lined with __ epithelium
sphenoid
ethmoidal air cells
frontal
maxillary
thin respiratory
largest paranasal sinus =
maxillary
sphenoid sinus drains into ___
sphenoethmoidal recess
posterior ethmoidal air cells drain into the ___
superior meatus
frontal, maxillary and anterior ethmoidal air cells drain into the ___ at the ___
semilunar hiatus
anterior part of the middle meatus
the middle ethmoidal air cells drain to the ___ at the ___
ethmoidal bulla
middle meatus
nasolacrimal duct drains to the ___
inferior meatus
sinusitis sensation is perceived by __+__ and so may be referred to ___
V1 and V2
teeth = toothache
sinuses drain to ___ which then drain into the nose
ostia
all parts of the ears lie in the ___
temporal bone
H shaped suture in the skull which joins +++ =
Pterion frontal parietal sphenoid temporal
anatomical parts of the temporal bone (6)
squamous part petrous part mastoid process external acoustic meatus styloid process zygomatic process
in the petrous part of the temporal bone 2 openings on the floor =
sylomastoid foramen
extracranial opening into the carotid canal
internal acoustic meatus in the temporal bone contains :
CN VII
CN VIII
labyrinthine artery (and vein) - branch of the ant inf cerebellar artery
CNVII functions
motor to face and stapedius
taste to ant 2/3rds of tongue
secretomotor to salivary and lacrimal glands
general sensory to external ear
ear canal begins at ___
is 1/3 __ and 2/3 ___
lined with ___
___ glands secrete earwax
EAM
1/3 cartilage ; 2/3 bony
skin
ceruminous
skin of superior helix and most of external ear sensation is supplied by ___
C2,3
superior EAM and most of tympanic membrane has its sensory supply from
CN V3
branch of CNV3 that supplies sensory to most of tympanic membrane
auriculotemporal nerve
sensory supply to inferior EAM and some of tympanic membrane =
CN X
some sensory supply to the opening of the EAM on the auricle =
CN VII
lateral of superior 1/2 of pinna lymphatic drainage =
to parotid lymph nodes > deep cervical
cranial part of superior 1/2 of pinna lymphatic drainage =
to mastoid (+deep cervical) nodes
inferior part of aruicle lymphatic drainage =
superficial cervical lymph nodes > deep cervical
kids have a __+__ EAM and so when examining pull auricle ___
short straight
posteroinferiorly
in adults the EAM is __ and so when examining pull the auricle ___
curved
posterosuperiorly
most inwardly depressed part of the tympanic membrane =
umbo
superior part of tympanic membrane =
pars flaccida (thin part)
location of the ____ can change in otitis media when examining the tympanic membrane
cone of light
muscles of the middle ear =
stapedius and tensor tympani
3 middle ear bones =
malleus incus stapes
branches of which CNs are found in middle ear =
CN VII and IX
components of the middle ear
tympanic membrane, bones, muscles, CNVII and IX, eustachian tube and oval window
general sensory to middle ear cavity, internal tympanic membrane, eustachian tube, nasopharynx, tonsils and oropharynx
CN IX
what creates the umbo?
handle of malleus adhering to tympanic membrane
tensor tympani attaches to ___ and function = __
supplied by ___
malleus
dampens sound when eat (CNV3 - same as muscles of mastication)
__ of stapes fits into oval window
footplate
type of joints in the middle ear
synovial
space in middle ear superior to tympanic membrane =
epitympanic recess
____ in epitympanic recess can mean otitis media => ___
aditus mastoid antrum
mastoiditis
eustachian tube connects __ to ___
anterior wall of middle ear cavity to nasopharynx
sensory supply of eustachian tube = __ and so __/___ can mimic earache
CN IX
tonsilitis/pharyngitis
facial nerve attaches to brain at _____ > IAM > ____ of petrous temporal bone > stylomastoid foramen
pontomedullary junction
facial canal