exam 2: head and neck respiratory pathway Flashcards
The nose possesses a ______ skeleton
cartilaginous
T/F Horses doesn’t have a plane
true
a blind sac with great capacity for expansión between alar cartilage and nasoincicive notch.
Horses have a nasal diverticulum
Nasal vestibule
rostral and caudal boundaries of the nasal cavity
nostrils and the choanae
Dorsal boundary of the nasal cavity =_______
Ventral boundary of the nasal cavity= _______
Dorsal boundary is the nasal bone;
Ventral boundary is the hard palate
Nasal Cavity is medially divided by the
nasal septum (bone caudally and cartilage
rostrally)
what is the pigmented surface between skin and mucosa of the nasal cavity
nasal vestibule
In the nasal cavity, _________flows into the
vestibule near the mucocutaneous junction
nasolacrimal duct
what structures help keep the humidity of the nose
Nasal glands and lacrimal glands
Opening of nasolacrimal duct