Nasal cavity and Paranasal Sinuses Flashcards
What is the nasal diverticulum?
a false nostril; pouch
Where is the nasal diverticulum located?
dorsal to the lamina or alar cartilage
What species is the nasal diverticulum in?
the horse
Where is the nasolacrimal duct located in the horse?
within the nostril
At rest, what is the shape of the nostril in the horse?
comma shaped
During activity, what is the shape of the nostril in the horse?
huge and circular shaped
What are the meatuses in the nasal cavity?
dorsal, middle, ventral, common, and ethmoid
What are the nasal chonchae in the nasal cavity?
dorsal, ventral, ethmoidal
What is the ethmoidal conchae also known as?
turbinates
What is the organization of the bone in the skull?
inner trabecular bone with an external cortical bone (laminal layer) and internal cortical bone (laminal layer)
What does the trabecular bone contain?
bone marrow
What is the trabecular bone also known as?
the dipole
What part of the bone of the skull becomes the paranasal sinus?
the dipole part
What is a direct paranasal connection?
paranasal sinus is connected to the middle meatus via the nasal maxillary aperture
What is an indirect paranasal connection?
paranasal sinus is connected to another paranasal sinus and that paranasal sinus is connected to the middle meatus
What should a normal healthy paranasal sinus be filled with?
air
What is the difference between the frontal sinus in the horse and every other species?
it is undivided, whereas it is divided in everything else
What is the frontal sinus connected to in everything but the horse?
the ethmoid meatus
What is the difference between the maxillary sinus in the horse and every other species?
it is divided in the horse, whereas it is undivided in all other species
What is the maxillary sinus connected to in all species?
the middle meatus
What are the divisions of the frontal sinus in the ox?
rotstral frontal sinus and caudal frontal sinus