nasal cavity Flashcards
what divides the right and left compartments of the nasal cavity
nasal septum
anterior apertures
nares / nostrils
posterior apertures
choanae
lateral boundaries of nostrils
alae (wings)
what combine to form the nasal septum
perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone, vomer, septal cartilage
what types of tissue is the nose made up of
cartilage and fibroareolar tissue
nasal vestibules
small space internal to the nares
3 regions of the nasal cavity
- nasal vestibules
- respiratory region
- olfactory region
function of respiratory region
warm and moisten air passing over the area
what separates the nasal cavity superiorly from the anterior cranial fossa
cribriform plate
what extends from the olfactory bulb through the cribriform plates
olfactory nerve fibers
-innervate the mucosa of the roof of the nasal cavity
partition between mouth and nose
hard palate
what lies posterior to nasal cavity
nasopharynx
what is lateral to nasal cavity
upper half: ethmoidal air cells
lower half: maxillary sinuses
anterior 2/3 of nasal cavity
palatine process of MAXILLA
posterior 1/3 of nasal cavity
horizontal plate of PALATINE
3 bones that articulate with nasal cavity at the roof
frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
what makes up the nasal septum
ethmoid, vomer, and cartilage
function of conchae
increase SA of contact between tissues of lateral wall and respired air for HEAT EXCHANGE
largest concha
inferior conchae
4 air channels in the nasal cavity
- spheno-ethmoidal recess
- superior meatus
- middle meatus
- inferior meatus
maxillary sinus boundaries
roof: floor of orbit
floor: alveolar process of maxilla
base: lateral wall of nose
apex: zygomatic bone
posterior wall: infratemporal fossa
what lies superior to sphenoidal sinus
cranial cavity (pituitary gland and optic chiasm)
what lies lateral to sphenoidal sinus
cranial cavity (cavernous sinus)
what drains into infundibulum
frontal sinus and anterior ethmoidal cells
where does middle ethmoidal cells drain into
ethmoidal bulla
where does posterior ethmoidal cells drain into
superior meatus