ENT Nose Flashcards
what parts of the nasal cavity does the ethmoid contribute to?
roof
lateral walls
septum
what concha does the ethmoid bone make?
superior and middle
what bone is below the inferior concha?
right palatine bone
what can occur if the cribiform plate of the ethmoid is #?
anosmia
what mucosa is in the nasal vestibule?
stratified squamous epithelium
what 2 types of mucosa is in the nasal cavity?
olfactory
respiratory (Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells)
pathway of olfaction?
receptor cells in olfactory epithelium pass up through cribiform plate
synapse with olfactory bulb
pass along olfactory tract
end in temporal lobe and olfactory areas
what does the olfactory bulb and receptor cells look like?
A TOOTHBRUSH
what comes out the sphenopalatine foramne?
nasopalatine nerve (CNV2)
what comes out the anterior ethmoidal foramen?
anterior ethmoidal nerve (CNV1)
where does the blood supply of the face originate from?
ICA and ECA
what 3 arteries exist in the face?
maxillary
facial
opthalmic
what two arteries branch from the opthalmic?
anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries
what two arteries branch from the maxillary?
sphenopalatine and greater palatine arteries
what two arteries branch from the facial artery?
lateral nasal and septal branches