Nasal Cavity Flashcards
Functions of the nasal cavity
- Provide an airway
- Olfaction
- Warming and moistening of inspired air
- Cleansing of inspired air
Nasal cavity extends from ______ anteriorly, and to _______ posteriorly.
Nostrils
Choanae
Nasal cavity divided into left and right chambers by
Nasal septum
Chonae
Posterior apertures of nasal cavity
Open into nasopharynx
External nose consists of:
- Tip
- Root
- Nares
- Alae
Roof of nasal cavity formed by
Nasal bone
Frontal bone
Cribriform plate of ethmoid
Body of sphenoid
Floor of nasal cavity formed by
Palatine process maxilla
Horizontal plate of palatine
What forms hard palate
Palatine process of maxilla
Horizontal plate of palatine
Medial wall of nasal cavity
Septal cartilage
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
Vomer
Deviated septum
Septum does not lie in median plane
Causes of deviated septum
Congenital malformation
Birth injury
Postnatal trauma
Lateral wall of nasal cavity
Nasal bone Frontal process of maxilla Lacrimal bone Ethmoid bone Inferior nasal concha Perpendicular plate of palatine Medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid
Superior nasal concha is from
Ethmoid bone
Middle nasal concha is from
Ethmoid bone
Inferior nasal concha
Own separate bone
Highest nasal concha
Anatomical variation of an extra concha above superior nasal concha
Highest nasal concha is from what bone
Ethmoid bone
Functions of nasal concha
- Increase surface area to clean, moisten and warm inspired air
- Increase turbulence for olfaction
Sphenoethmoidal recess location
Above and behind superior nasal concha
Sphenoethmoidal recess opening
Sphenoid sinus
Superior meatus location
Below superior nasal concha
Superior meatus opening
Posterior ethmoidal cells