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G52: Nasal Cavity Flashcards

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General function of the nose

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respiration, olfactory, filtration, humidify, warm and slow inspired air, receive secretions from sinuses

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Root of nose

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attached to face

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Apex of nose

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inferior tip of nose

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dorsum of nose

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extends from root to apex

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the bridge of the nose is composed of what bony structures

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nasal bones, frontal processes of maxilla, nasal part of frontal

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5 hyaline cartilages forming nose

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2- alar, 2-lateral, septum connected via perichondrium and periostium continuity

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Bones of nasal septum and cartilage

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perpendicular plate of ethmoid, vomer (palatine and maxilla nasal crest) and septal cartilage

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CSF rhinorrhea

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fracture to ethmoidal cribiform plate due to blow to nose, bony nasal septum pushes into cribiform plate (clear, watery discharge), flow changes with posture changes

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Anterior nares and piriform aperture

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opens nose to exterior

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Opening into the nasopharynx posteriorly

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Choanae

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Vestibule

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dilated portion (where finger inserts), contain skin and course hairs (vibrissae)

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Vibrissae

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course nose hairs in vestibule, filter foreign matter

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Olfactory region of nasal cavity

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Superior 1/3 of cavity; olfactory epithelium

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Respiratory region of nasal cavity

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inferior 2/3 of nasal cavity; respiratory epithelium for warming and moistening air

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Medial wall of nasal cavity

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smooth nasal septum; vomer, perpendicular plate of ethmoid, septal cartilage covered by mucous membranes

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Floor of nasal cavity

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palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine covered with mucous membranes

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Roof of the nasal cavity

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frontonasal, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal parts

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Lateral wall of nasal cavity

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3 longitudinal concha (or turbinate bones) covered with mucous membranes

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Superior nasal concha

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small, rounded, ethmoid bone

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Middle nasal concha

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larger, ethmoid bone

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Inferior nasal concha

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largest, individual bone

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Nasal meatus

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Opening inferior and lateral to each nasal concha; receives ostium and secretions from parasinuses and nasolacrimal ducts

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Superior meatus

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receives ostium of posterior ethmoidal sinus

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Middle meatus

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ethmoidal bulla (elevation) from ostium for the middle ethmoidal sinuses; semilunar hiatus

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Semilunar hiatus

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ostia for anterior ethmoidal sinus, frontal snus, maxillary sinus

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Inferior meatus

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ostium for nasolacrimal duct

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Sphenoethmoidal recess

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ostium for sphenoidal sinus

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4 paranasal sinuses

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frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary; lined with mucous membranes continuous with the nasal cavity

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Air cells

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fill nasal sinuses - lighten skull, enlarge and change skull shape

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Function of sinuses

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voice resonance, warm air, lighten skull

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Frontal sinus

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between outer and inner laminae of frontal bone, drain into semilunar hiatus of middle meatus, posterior to superciliary arches

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Ethmoidal sinus

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3 sets of of small cavities in the ethmoidal bone
anterior- directly/indirectly to middle meatus
middle - middle meatus
Posterior - superior meatus

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Sphenoidal sinus

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body of sphenoid, drains to sphenoethmoidal recess

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Maxillary sinus

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large, entire body of maxilla, drains to middle meatus through semilunar hiatus, prone to infection due to difficulty draining sinus and superior position of ostium

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Sinusitis

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inflammation and swelling of mucosa of sinus

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Blood supply to nasal cavity

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Maxillary a -> sphenopalatine a. (posterior lateral nasal and septal branches)-> descending palatine a. -> greater palatine a. (
Opthalmic a. -> anterior and posterior ethmoidal a.
Facial a. -> twigs

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Posterior region of nose is supplied by

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posterior lateral nasal and posterior septal nasal branches of the sphenopalatine a.

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Nasal septum and hard palate are supplied by

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greater palatine a. (descending palatine a. -> maxillary a.)

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inferior region of nasal cavity

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descending palatine a. (maxillary a.)

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Anterosuperior region of nasal cavity

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posterior and anterior ethmoidal a. (opthalmic a.)

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Venous drainage of nasal cavity

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sphenopalatine v -> pterygoid plexus

facial, infraorbital, or opthalmic v -> cavernous sinus

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Epistaxis

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nose bleed, common due to rich vascularization of nasal cavity Kiesselbachs area anastomose of many arteries

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Innervation of the olfactory region

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Olfactory n. fila (axons) enter foramina of cribiform plate of ethmoid; olfactory bulb over cribiform plate

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Innervation of the respiratory region

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Trigeminal n.
Opthalmic div -> nasociliary -> anterior ethmoidal n. -> external nasal n.
Maxillary div ->pterygopalatine ganglion -> 1. posterior superior nasal branch (to lateral wall) 2. posterior inferior nasal branch -> greater palatine n. (greater palatine canal) 3.nasopalatine n. (groove of vomer innervates nasal septum enters incisive foramen)

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Anosmia

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damage to olfactory fila, loss of smell

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Pterygopalatine fossa

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small triangular space inferior to the apex of the orbit, between pterygoid processes and palatine bone

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Pterygopalatine fossa is continuous with the

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infratemporal fossa via the pterygomaxillary fissure

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Pterygomaxillary fissure

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opens laterally from pterygopalatine fossa into the infratemporal fossa

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Sphenopalatine foramen

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opens medially from pterygopalatine fossa to nasal cavity

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greater palatine canal

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opens inferiorly to roof of mouth

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inferior orbital fissure

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opens anteriorly to flood of orbit

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Pterygoid canal

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opens posteriorly to foramen lecerum

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Foramen rotundum

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opens posteriorly to the middle cranial fossa

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pharyngeal canal

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opens posteriorly to the pharynx

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Maxillary div of CN 5

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enters pterygopalatine fossa through the foramen rotundum

exits via the inferior orbital fissure to become the infraorbital nerve; gives off branches in the fossa

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Zygomatic n.

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exits the fossa via the inferior orbital fissure to give zygomaticofacial n. and zygomaticotemporal n.

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Zygomaticotemporal n.

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carries fibers of postganglionic parasympathetic from pterygopalatine ganglion to the lacrimal gland

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Greater and Lesser palatine n.

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descend to the palate, greater palatine n. -> posterior inferior nasal branches

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Posterior superior nasal n.

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via sphenopalatine foramen, lateral branches (lateral nasal wall), nasopalatine n. (septum and roof of mouth), pharyngeal nerve via pharyngeal canal

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Infraorbital n. gives off

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posterior superior alveolar nn., middle and anterior superior alveolar nn. to innervate the maxillary molars, premolars, canines, and incisors

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Maxillary sinuses may compress the infraorbital n. branches

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causing pain in the upper teeth

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pterygopalatine n.

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sensory n. from the maxillary div of CN 5 to connect to the pterygopalatine ganglion

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Pterygopalatine ganglion

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sensory fibers from CN 5-2, postganglionic sympathetic (from deep petrosal- internal carotid plexus- superior cervical ganglion), and preganglionic parasympathetic (CN 7 greater petrosal n. to nerve of pterygoid canal and synapse)

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Third portion of the maxillary a. is considered the

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terminal branches (post. sup. alveolar a., infraorbital a., ant. sup. alveolar a., sphenopalatine, descending palatine a. (greater and lesser palatine artery))

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peripheral organ of olfaction

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contained in the nose

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contents of pterygopalatine fossa

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mxillary div of trigeminal, pterygopalatine ganglion, maxillary a.

67
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Keisselbach’s area

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prone to epistaxis due to rich areterial supply and anastomoses

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