NOse Flashcards
parts of pharynx
nasopharynx
orophyaxy
hypopharnxy
what part of the nose is cartilage
lower part
opening to nose name
vestible
what are ht efolds in the nose
turbinate
space under the turbinate
meatus
nasal crainal nerve
olfactory nurve cn1
what is the pleuxs that is at front of nose
kiesselbachs plexus or littles area
what vein mainly usply kiesselbach plexus
spheno palatine vein
what type of airflow is in the nose as it enter
laminar
how does hte airflow change as it goes though the nose
becomes more turbuland to to the turbinate of the nose
whta is the role of the nose for air passage
warming it
humidifiing it
filtering it
how does the nose effectivly warm the air
large surface area
rich blood supply
air heated to hear body temperature
how does the nose effectivly humidfy the air
good vascular supply ot the nasal mucosa
thin mucoasl layer on nose ascts as humidifier
how doe shte nose filter the air
through teh nasl hairs
what size particle gets trapen in the nals hair
greater than 6um
what type of inflamaotry cells are persnt in the nose
secretory iga to caputre pathognes
benifit of iga in teh nose
it can be used to stop pathognes
how does hte nose help with speech
area for extra resonance
benifit of facial sinuses
reduce wiht
physical buffer/ crumple zone for impact
vocal resonance
humidification
heat insulation
immune barrier
what is the nasla cycel
one nostil partly closes off and then the other nostil, so they are constantly changin
what procedure is needed to be done if a broken nose is not fixed in under 20 days
rhinoplasty
what is the common plexus that bleed at the posterir aspect of the nose
woodruff plexus
artiers that feed wooduff pelxu
sphenopalatine artery
artery that feeds kiesselbach plexus
anterior ethmoid a.
posterior eithmoid a.
superior labal artyer
greater palatine a.
sphenopalatine a.
what is the blockage of the nasal passage in infacty called
choanal atresia
treatmet for choanal atraits
intubaiton after birth, then surgeries to fix it
