Epistaxis Screencast Flashcards

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What are the three sections of the nasal cavity?

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2 osteological, 1 cartilaginous = vomer, septal cartilage, perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone

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What shape is the septal cartilage?

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Quadrilateral

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What part of the nasal cavity does the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone form?

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The superior part of the cavity

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What are the anterior and posterior ethmoid foramen closely related to?

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The orbits of the eyes

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What may the sphenopalatine foramen appear as?

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A slit or fissure between the palatine and sphenoid bones

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Where is the incisive foramen?

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Single midline foramen immediately behind the incisor tooth

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Where does the incisive foramen give branches to?

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The right and left nasal cavities

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What will any disruption to Kiesselbach’s plexus (Little’s area) cause?

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Epistaxis

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What vessel do the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries originate from?

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Ophthalmic artery

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Where do the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries pass through to enter the nasal cavity?

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Through their respective ethmoidal foramen

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What is the course of the anterior ethmoidal artery?

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Passes through the anterior ethmoidal artery and descends towards the tip of the nose

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What vessel gives rise to the ophthalmic artery?

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Internal carotid artery = one of the first branches given off as the ICA enters the cranial fossa

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Do the ethmoidal arteries supply both the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and the septum?

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Yes

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What branches does the maxillary artery give off that supply the nasal cavity?

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Sphenopalatine artery and greater palatine artery

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Where does the sphenopalatine pass through to supply the nasal cavity?

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Through the sphenopalatine foramen = supplies septum and lateral wall

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16
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What part of the nasal cavity gets most of its blood supply from the sphenopalatine artery?

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What artery directly gives off the greater palatine artery?

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The descending palatine artery

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What is the course of the descending palatine artery?

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Descends just lateral to the sphenoid bone before branching at the hard palate to give the greater palatine artery

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What is the course of the greater palatine artery?

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Courses inferior to hard palate, then anteriorly towards the incisive foramen before ascending superiorly through this foramen

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Where does the maxillary artery branch off from the external carotid artery?

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Branches off anterior to the auricle (external ear) = is terminal branch of the ECA

21
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How many branches does the maxillary artery have?

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15 branches

22
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Where does the facial artery give off the lateral nasal artery?

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Courses through upper lip

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Where does the facial artery give off the septal branch of the superior labial artery?

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Gives branch at septum after coursing along upper lip towards midline

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What are the branches of the facial artery that supply the nasal cavity?

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Lateral nasal artery, septal branch of the superior labial artery

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What vessel does the facial artery originate from?
The external carotid artery
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What is the course of the facial artery?
Courses under inferior margin of mandible before coursing up towards the corner of the eye
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What branches does the facial artery give off as it crosses the mouth?
Inferior and superior labial arteries = one for each lip, anastomose contralaterally
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What are the five arteries that contribute to Kiesselbach's plexus?
Anterior ethmoidal artery, posterior ethmoidal artery, septal branch of the superior labial artery, sphenopalatine artery, greater palatine artery