ENT Anatomy Flashcards
Function of nasal cavity? (5)
Acts as a patent conduit for air to be transported to the nasopharynx
Filters air of particulate material (vibrissae = small hairs)
Humidifies air (glands)
Warms inspired air in the nasal passage (blood)
Sense of smell as air passes over the olfactory epithelium
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Ethmoid bone relation to nasal cavity?
Ethmoid bone forms parts of the roof, lateral walls and septum of the nasal cavity
Arrow pointing to sella turcica (hypophyseal fossa contains pituitary gland)
What splits the left and right nasal cavities?
Vomer
Which fractures can disrupt the cribiform plate of the ethmoid?
S/s? (2)
Le fort II and III fractures
* Anosomia (loss of smell) - however, olfactory nerve can regerate so can get sense of smell back
* Facilitate spread of infection
Nasal mucosa? (3)
Nasal vestibule
* stratified squamous epithelium (keratinsied to non-keratinised)
Nasal cavity
* respiratory epithelium
* olfactory epithelium
How are olfactory nerves described?
Which nerve?
hairs of toothbrush coming down through cribiform plate
* CN I - olfactory nerve
Olfactory pathway? (5)
- Receptor cells in the olfactory epithelium
- Pass up through cribriform plate
- Synapse with olfactory bulb (ganglion)
- Then neurons pass along olfactory tract
- To Temporal lobe and olfactory areas
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Somatic sensory to nasal cavity?
CN V1 - opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (upper half)
CN V2 - maxillary division of trigeminal nerve (lower half)
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Explain course of anterior ethmoidal nerve (CN V1) and nasopalatine nerve (CN V2)?
Function?
Anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of CN V1. It passes through the anterior ethmoidal foramen.
Nasopalatine nerve is a branch of CN V2, passing through the sphenopalatine foramen.
Function = somatic sensory
* temperature, pain, touch
Blood supply to face? (3)
Origins?
Opthalmic artery - internal carotid artery
Facial artery - external carotid
Maxillary artery - external carotid
blood supply to nasal cavity?
* Anterior + posterior ethmoidal artery - from opthalmic artery
* sphenopalatine + greater palatine artery - from maxillary artery
* lateral nasal and septal branches - facial artery
What is Kiesselbach’s (Little’s) area? (2)
What occurs there?
Site where anastomosis occurs between nasal arteries
Located anteroinferiorly on nasal septum
* EPITAXIS - nose bleed
What conchae project from lateral nasal wall?
* Superior nasal concha
* Middle nasal concha
* inferior nasal concha
a) sphenoethmoidal recess
b) superior meatus
c) middle meatus
d) inferior meatus
1,2,3 = nasal concahe
Inserted below inferior concha
* need anaesthetic or can cause gag reflex
What is the sensory nerve supply of inferior nasal concha?
CN V2
What are conchae often referred to as? Why?
What can airflow through nose be impacted by?
Explain
Turbinates - they cause turbulent airflow thru nasal cavity
* airflow thru nose impacted by engorgement of nasal mucosa
* one side will be engorged then change to other side every 1-5 hours
is this worrying?
No - just engorgement of nasal mucosa on one side
What are paranasal sinuses?
Explain arrangement within nasal cavity? (4)
What are they lined with?
Open spaces within bone
4 bilateral pairs assoctaed with nasal cavity
* frontal sinuses
* ethmoidal air cells
* maxillary sinuses
* sphenoid sinuses
Each sinus lined with respiratory epithelium
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Paranasal sinuses = dark because they have air
(maxillary sinus on floor of orbit)
paranasal sinuses
Drainage of paranasal sinuses? (5)
* Sphenoid sinus = sphenoethmoidal recess
* Postrior ethmoidal air cells = superior meatus
* frontal sinus, maxillary sinus + anterior ethmoidal air cells = middle meatus (semilunar hiatus)
* Middle ethmoidal cair cells = middle meatus (ethmoidal bulla)
* Nasolacrimal duct = inferior meatus
Where do paranasal sinuses drain eventually?
GI system
Lacrimal fluid drainage?
Lacrimal fluid drains inferomedially to the nasolacrimal duct which drains to inferior meatus
Sinusitits?
Inflammation of mucosa in 1 or more of the paranasal sinuses
Complications of sinusitis?
Ifected mucous can cause increased pressure in ethmoid and break the medial wall of the orbit and impact the eye/spread infection to optic nerve
What is painful sensation in sinusitis caused by?
CN V1 and V2 - may be referred to teeth
Which sinus is predisposed to infection?
Why?
Maxillary sinus
* ostium of maxillary sinus is superior in relation to cavity - cilia must work against gravity
What is the ora-antral fistula? (remeber antrum is another name for maxillary sinus)
Complications of this? (2)
Communication between maxillary sinus and tooth socket
* tooth infection can lead to sinus infections
* sinusitis can be referred to teeth
Divisions of the ear? (2)
Where are these divisions located?
Anatomical divisions
* external ear
* middle ear
* inner ear
Functional divisions
* hearing (auditory system)
* balance (vestibular system)
ALL LOCATED IN TEMPORAL BONE
What is tympanic membrane?
Eardrum
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What does temporal bone contain? (2)
* organs of hearing and balance (special sensory)
* contains facial and vestibulocochlear nerves (CN VIII)
What is the pterion?
Complications of pterion?
H-shaped structure
* made up of frontal, parietal, temporal and sphenoid
* THINNEST part of skull
Because it is so thin, it can break and rupture middle meningeal artery
Processes of temporal bone?
* zygomatic process - gives rise to zygomatic arch (CN 7 + 8 pass thru)
* styloid process
* mastoid process
(also eternal acoustic meatus!)
Petrous = rock-like
Ethmoid bone in pink
Facial nerve exits through stylomastoid foramen
What does facial nerve exit thru?
Stylomastoid foramen
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Which cranial nerves pass thru internal acoustic meatus?
CN VII
* motor to face + stapedius
* taste to ant. 2/3rds tongue
* secretomotor to lacrimal + salivary glands
* sensation to external ear
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear nerve)
* balance
* hearing
What vasculature passes thru internal acoustic meatus?
Labyrinthe artery + vein
* branch of anterior inferior cerebellar artery
* from circle of willis
External ear function?
* auricle to tympanic membrane
* external acoustic meatus
* collects and conveys sound waves to tympanic membrane
Middle ear function?
* tympanic membrane to oval window
* also Eustachian tube
* amplifies and conducts sound waves to internal ear
Function of internal ear?
* oval window to internal acoustic meatus
* converts special sensory information: into fluid waves, then APs to brain
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Where does ear canal begin?
Made up of?
What does it produce?
Begins at external acoustic meatus
* composed of outer 1/3 elastic cartilage, inner 2/3 bony
* produces earwax via ceruminous glands
What is the auricle (pinna)?
Label parts of ear
Visible part of the ear
Innervation of auricle
tympanic membrane - 2/3rds is CNV3, 1/3rd CN X
* CNV3 = superior parts of EAM + tympanic membrane
* CN X = infrior parts of EAM + tympanic membrane
Lymphatic drainage of auricle?
* lateral surface of superior half to parotid lymph nodes
* cranial surface of superior half to mastoid lymph nodes (and deep cervical)
* rest of auricle to supeifical cervical lymph nodes
ALL EVENTUALLY DRAIN INTO DEEP CERVICAL NODES
then thoracic duct or right lymphatic duct at venous angles
Otoscopic examination?
Explain process
Examination of EAM and tympanic membrane
* in child = EAM is short and straight. Careful not to damage tympanic membrane when gently pull auricle posteroinferiorly
* •In an adult – EAM is curved. Gently pull auricle posterosuperiorly
What is the pars flaccida?
Pars tensa?
Flaccida = thin part of the tympanic membrane (superiorly)
Para tensa = thick part of the tympanic membrane (posteroinferiorly)
What is umbo?
the most inwardly depressed part of the tympanic membrane
Internal surface of tympanic membrane supplied by?
CN IX
Glossoparyngeal nerve (CN IX) provides sensory innervation to? (5)
- Middle ear cavity
- Eustachian tube
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Tonsils
Middle ear contains? (3)
3 bones
* malleus
* incus
* stapes
2 muscles
* stapedius
* tensor tympani
Nerve branches from
* facial nerve
* glossopharyngeal nerve
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Eustachian tube?
Function?
Complications?
Auditory tube, pharyngotympanic tube
* connects anterior wall of middle ear cavity to nasopharynx
* comps: bacteria and viruses can spread between the 2 i.e from pharynx/tonsils, reuslting in pain and hearing loss
(CN IX is common sensory nerve supply - pain from tonsilitis can mimic earache)
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Nasopharynx/oropharynx sensory innervation?
Laryngopharynx?
* naso/oro = CN IX
* laryngo = CN X
Facial nerve composed of? (4)
Explain course
Special sensory, sesnory, motor and parasympathetic
* comes from pontomedullary junction
* passes through internal acoustic meatus
* splits and passes through stylomastoid foramen
What connects the internal acoustic meatus to the stylomastoid foramen?
facial canal of the temporal bone - so CN VII passes through here to get to stylomastoid foramen
What is the stapedius?
Function?
Smallest skeletal muscle in the body
* reduces stapes movement to protect the internal ear from excessive noise
What is chorda tympani?
Function? (2)
Branch of CN VII
* taste buds of the anterior 2/3rds of tongue
* parasympathetic supply to submandibuar and sublingual salivary glands (connects to lingual nerve branch of CN V3)
Frontalis - raises eyebrows
Puff out and tap cheeks - obicularis oculi
Function of inner ear?
Innervation?
Converts special sensory information
CN VIII in 2 parts (vestiulocochlear nerve)
* cochlear nerve (hearing)
* vestibular nerve (balance)
where is otic capsule found?
What is it?
What does it contain?
Inner ear
* densest bone in body
* contains bony labyrinth (contains perilymph fluid) and communicating sacs and ducts (contain endolymph fluid)
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Vestibular apparatus? (3)
Explain
* ampullae
* urticle
* saccule
* hair cells stimulated by movement of endolymph
* clusters of hair cells in regions maculae
* semicircular ducts detect angular movement change
* utricle and saccule detect linear movement change
* utricle (horizontal)
* saccule (verticle)
Explain sound transmission in internal ear
Cochlear apparatus?
Explain cochlear apparatus function
receptor cells in organ corti detect auditory stimuli (located on basilar membrane of cochlear duct)
* cochlae duct is suspected by spiral ligaent and divded cochlaer canal into 2 parts
* scala vestibuli
* scala tympani
Explain route of vestibulocochlear nerve?
* CN VIII comes from ponmedullary junction
* exits at internal acoustic meatus
* splits into cochlear and vestibular nerve axons
* vestibular nerve axons from the semicircular ducts (+ the saccular + utricle)
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What is middle ear lined with?
What openings does it contain? (2)
columnar lined mucosa
* contains openings to eustachian tube and mastoid cavity
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What is respiratory epithelium?
pseudostratified ciliated columnar
what is throat lined with?
respiratory and squamous epithelium depending on site
Components of salivary glands? (3)
* Serous cells - darkly staining (contain digestive enzymes including amylase)
* Mucinous component - clear grey staining
* Peripheral myoepithelial cells - have contractile properties
Serous cells (right) -darker, most likely parotid gland
Mucinous cells (left) - sublingual mostly mucinous
Submandibular - both
Pathology of the ear?
* otitis media
* cholesteatoma
* tumours - bestibular schwannoma
What organisms can cause CHRONIC otitis media (middle ear inflammation)? (3)
Pseudomonas auerginosa, staph aureus, fungal
Cholesteatoma?
Where is it found?
Ax?
Not a tumour and doesn’t contain cholesterol
* superior posterior middle ear and/or petrous apex
* Ax = chronic otitis media and perforted typanic membrane (acquired)