Head: Nasal Cavity Flashcards
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Bones of the nasal cavity
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- Frontal bone
- Nasal bone
- Frontal process of maxillary bone
2
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Cartilages of nasal cavity
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- Lateral cartilages
- Septal cartilages
- Alar cartilages
3
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Nasal septum separates
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- Separates left and right nasal cavity
4
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Nasal septum is formed by
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- Septal cartilage
- Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
- Vomer
- Nasal crests of maxilla and palatine bones
5
Q
Olfactory region
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- Receptors for the sense of smell
6
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Respiratory region
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- Warms and moistens air
7
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Nasal vestibule
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- Dilated space inside nostrils lined with skin
- Contains vibrissae (hairs that fxn as filters)
8
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Left and right nasal cavity boundaries
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- Roof: nasal, frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid bones
Floor: palatine processes of maxilla, hzn plates of palatine bone - Medial Wall: nasal septum
9
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Lateral wall of the nasal cavity
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- Maxilla
- Ethmoid bone (superior and middle nasal conchae)
- Perpendicular plate of palatine bone
- Inferior nasal concha (conchae = turbinates)
10
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Nasal conchae (lateral wall)
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- Superior and middle are part of ethmoid bone
- Inferior is an independent bone
11
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Recesses of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
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- Sphenoethmoidal recess
- Super nasal meatus
- Middle nasal meatus
- Inferior nasal meatus
12
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Sphenoethmoidal recess
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- Opening of sphenoidal sinus
13
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Super nasal meatus
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- Opening of posterior ethmoidal sinuses
14
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Middle nasal meatus contains
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- Ethmoidal bulla
- Semilunar hiatus
15
Q
Ethmoidal bulla
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- Opening of middle ethmoidal sinuses
16
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Semilunar hiatus
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- Opening of frontal, maxillary, and anterior ethmoidal sinuses
17
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Inferior nasal meatus
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- Opening of nasolacrimal duct