Exam 3: Paranasal Sinuses and Guttural Pouches Flashcards
Air-Filled, mucous membrane lined diverticula of nasal cavity
sinuses
Which bones of the skull contain sinuses?
nasal, frontal, maxillary
What are 4 functions of sinuses?
- thermal protection
- mechanical protection
- dec. wt. of skull
- resonance of voice
Clinical significance of sinuses?
- Trauma
- Association with dentition
- neoplasia
- infection
What are the 5 sinuses in animals?
- palatine
- sphenoid
3 frontal - maxillary
- lacrimal
Which sinus is absent in pigs and carnivors?
palatine
Which sinus is absent in dogs and small ruminants?
sphenoid
Which sinus is present in pigs and ruminants, and is an extension of the maxillary sinus
lacrimal
The paranasal sinus of the horse is made up of which 2 sinuses?
- frontal
2. maxillary
The frontal sinus plus the dorsal concha are together called:
conchofrontal sinus
The maxillary sinus invades which concha?
ventral
Maxillary sinus is divided into two parts:
- rostral
2. caudal
Surgical boundaries of eq. frontal sinus:
- Caudal: line through zygomatic process of frontal bone
- Rostral: Half way between orbit and infraorbital foramen
- median: 2cm from midline
- lateral: oblique line, from supraorbital foramen to rostral most portionof median limit
Surgical boundaries of eq. maxillary sinus:
- caudal: rostral portion of orbit
- infraorbital foramen
- Dorsal: line from infraorbital foramen to facial crest
- ventral: facial crest
T/F. frontal and dorsal conchal sinus communicate with eachother?
T
What are the frontal and dorsal conchal sinus referred to as?
conchofrontal sinus
Which sinus is found within the frontal and nasal bones?
conchofrontal sinus
Is the conchofrontal sinus superficial or deep to nasal cavities?
superficial