Nasal and Oral Cavities Flashcards
Nasal Cavities
(1) Vestibule: flared portion of the nose and contains hair follicles- where people stick their fingers
(2) Olfactory region: area above superior choncha, where the cribriform plate is being pierced
(3) Respiratory region: Everything else. Functions to warm and humidify the air
Main components of lateral wall of Nasal cavity
Nasal bone, Maxilla, Ethmoid (superior and middle chonchae), Inferior nasal concha, Lacrimal bone, Perpendicular plate of palatine bone (vertical plate)
Main components of Nasal septum
Ethmoid bone, Vomer and Cartilaginous Septum
Where do all of the nasal cavities drain into?
A series of openings and foramina
How do you get to the Pterygopalatine fossa from the nasal cavity?
Via the sphenopalatine foramen
How do you get to the paranasal sinuses?
Via the meatal openings
The sinuses are named for…
The bone they are associated with
The anterior, middle and posterior ethmoidal air cells are named based off of…
Where they drain (either anterior, middle or posterior)
Primary function of paranasal sinuses
To warm and humidify the air
Location of Maxillary sinus drain in relation to the maxillary sinus
At the very top, which means that fluid must fill or at least move around, in order for it to be drained. Found at the bottom of the semilunar hiatus
Relationship between Chonca and meatus
The meatus is the space under the chonca
The majority of the openings/ducts are located in which meatus?
The middle meatus
What duct is located in the Inferior meatus?
Nasal lacrimal duct
Frontal sinus drains where?
Through the frontal nasal duct into the top of the semilunar hiatus
Anterior ethmoid air cells drain where?
Anterior region of the semilunar hiatus (middle meatus)
Middle ethmoid air cells drain where?
Hole on top of ethmoid bulla (middle meatus)
Posterior ethmoid air cells drain where?
In the superior meatus
Sphinoid sinus drains where?
In the sphinoethmoidal recess
Blood supplies of the Nasal Cavity
Ophthalmic, Maxillary and Facial
What arteries run through bridge of nose?
Anterior ethmoid artery (off of the ophthalmic artery).
What artery handles the majority of the nasal cavity (entire lateral wall and portion of septum)?
The sphenopalatine artery, which is a branch off the maxillary artery
Where in the nose does the facial artery send its branches?
The vestibule (part of nose people stick their finger in)
Most common area for nose bleeds
Kiesselbach’s area. Location where Ophthalmic, Maxillary and Facial artery all converge
Nerves of Nasal cavity
- Posterior/ Anterior Ethmoidals (branches of ophthalmic)
- Maxillary