nasal cavity

Question 1

Answer 1

Question 2

Answer 2

1. infratemporal fossa
2. pterygomaxillary fissure
3. pterygopalatine fossa
4. sphenopalatine foramen
5. nasal cavity

Question 3

nerves in the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 3

deep petrosal n.
greater petrosal n.
posterior superior lateral nasal branches
posterior inferior lateral nasal branches
descending palatine n.
greater/lesser palatine n.
pharyngeal n.
nasopalatine n.

Question 4

pterygoid portion vascularization

Answer 4

masseteric a.
deep temporal a.
pterygoid a.
buccal a.

Question 5

pterygopalatine portion vascularization (6)

Answer 5

posterior superior alveolar a.
infraorbital a.
sphenopalatine a.
– lateral posterior nasal a.
– posterior septal a.
posterior septal a.
descending palatine a.
–greater palatine a.
–lesser palatine a.
pterygoid canal a.

Question 6

Answer 6

1 – Infraorbital a.
2 – Sphenopalatine a.
3 – Posterior Superior Alveolar a.
4 – Artery of the Pterygoid Canal
5 – Descending Palatine a.

Question 7

posterior superior alveolar a. supplies the

Answer 7

maxillary premolars and molars
gingiva
maxillary sinus

Question 8

infraorbital a. supplies the

Answer 8

maxillary alveoli - ASA/SMA
infraorbital artery of the face

Question 9

what supplies the conchae?

Answer 9

posterior septal a.

*branches off of the sphenopalatine

Question 10

pterygoid canal artery supplies the

Answer 10

auditory tube
tympanic cavity
upper pharynx

Question 11

greater palatine a. supplies the

Answer 11

hard palate

Question 12

lesser palatine a. supplies the

Answer 12

soft palate
palatine tonsils
pharyngeal wall