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Head And Neck ~ Anatomy > Nose > Flashcards

Nose Flashcards

1
Q

Major contributors to Nasal Septum/Medial Wall Formation

A

Perpendicular Plate of Ethmoid Bone

Vomer Bone

Septal Cartilage

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2
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Septal Cartilage is also known as

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Quadrilateral Cartilage

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3
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Minor Contributors to Nasal Septum/Medial Wall formation

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Crest of Nasal Bone

Crest of Maxilla Bone

Crest of Palatine Bone

Nasal Spine of Frontal Bone

Rostrum of Sphenoid Bone

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4
Q

Schidylesis Joint is present between

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Sphenoidal Rostrum and Vomer Bone

Schidylesis Joint is Ridge and Groove Suture

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5
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Highly vascular area in the Antero-Inferior aspect of Nasal Septum is

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Little’s Area

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6
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Why Little’s Area is highly vascular

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Due to presence of anastomosis ~ Kiesselbach’s Plexus

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7
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Arteries involved in the Kiesselbach’s plexus

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  1. Anterior Ethmoidal Artery ← ophthalmic artery ← ICA
  2. Sphenopalatine Artery ← Maxillary art. ← ECA
  3. Greaterplatine Artery ← Maxillary art. ← ECA
  4. Septal branch of Superior Labial Artery ← Facial art. ← ECA
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8
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All Arteries involved in the Kiesselbach’s plexus are branches of ECA except

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  1. Anterior Ethmoidal Artery ← Ophthalmic artery ← ICA
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9
Q

Artery of Epistaxis is

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Sphenopalatine Artery

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10
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Major Contributors to Lateral wall of Nasal Cavity

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Superior Turbinate
Middle Turbinate
Inferior Turbinate

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11
Q

Superior and Middle Turbinates are part of

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Ethmoid Bone

Whereas inferior turbinate is separate bone

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12
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Minor contributions to the lateral wall is done by

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L ~ Lacrimal bone

M~ Maxilla

N~ Nasal bone

Perpendicular plate of palatine bone

Medial Pterygoid plate

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13
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Uncinate process is extension from

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Middle Turbinate

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14
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Uncinate process is articulating posteriorly with the

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Inferior Turbinate

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15
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Uncinate process is articulating Anteriorly with the

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Lacrimal Bone

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16
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Sphenopalatine Foramen Location and Structures passing through it

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Between the Sphenoid and Palatine Bone

Sphenopalatine nerves and vessels

17
Q

Duct opening in the Inferior Meatus

A

Nasolacrimal Duct

18
Q

Name the valve present in Nasolacrimal Duct

A

Valve of Hasner

19
Q

Bulla Ethmoidalis present in __________ Meatus

A

Middle Meatus

Bulla Ethmoidalis is Swelling in the Middle Meatus

20
Q

Middle ethmoidal sinus opening in the

A

Bulla Ethmoidalis

21
Q

Below the Bulla Ethmoidalis we have Hiatus _____________

A

Semilunaris

22
Q

Maxillary sinus is opening into

A

Infundibulum > Hiatus Semilunaris

23
Q

Anterior Ethmoidal Sinus

Frontal Sinus

Maxillary Sinus

Opens into~

A

Infundibulum

24
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Sinuses opening in the Middle Meatus

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  1. Middle Ethmoidal Sinus
  2. Ant. Ethmoidal Sinus
  3. Frontal Sinus
  4. Maxillary Sinus
25
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Posterior Ethmoidal Sinus opens into

A

Superior Meatus

26
Q

Sphenoethmoidal recess receives

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Sphenoidal Sinus

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