Nasal cavity Flashcards
external nose skeletal structures (6)
frontal bone, nasal bones, frontal process of maxilla, lateral cartilage, septal cartilage, alar cartilage
nasal cavity lateral boundaries (8)
frontal bone, nasal bone, ethmoid bone, sphenoid bone, lacrimal bone, inferior concha, palatine bone, maxilla
nasal cavity medial boundaries (4)
septal cartilage, ethmoid bone, posterior nare, vomer
ethmoid bone features (3)
crista gali, cribiform plate, near brain meninges
bad nose breaks can cause (3)
infection, bleeds, rhinorrhea
where does the olfactory bulb sit
on cribiform plate
what does the olfactory bulb connect to
olfactory nerve CNI
what is the superior part of the nasal cavity
olfactory area
what is aa feature of the nasal mucous membrane
highly vascular
what divides the nose
nasal septum
what is the inferior area of the nasal cavity
respiratory area
what is located in the vestibule (2)
skin and hair
what feature is located on the lateral nasal wall
turbinates
what are the turbinates (3)
superior concha, middle concha, inferior concha
what are below each concha from superior to inferior (3)
superior meatus, middle meatus, inferior meatus
what is located in the meatuses
openings for paranasal sinuses
what are the paranasal sinuses(4)
ethmoid, frontal, sphenoid, maxillary