Nose and Nasal cavity Flashcards
Regions of the nasal cavity
Nasal vestibule
olfactory
respiratory region
The nasal vestibule
lined by skin
had hair follicle
small dilated space
The nasal vestibule
lined by skin
had hair follicle
small dilated space
Respiratory region
largest of the nasal cavity
rich in Neurovascular supply
Lined by respiratory epithelium
Olfactory region
Found on the Apex of the respiratory region on either side of nasal cavity
Olfactory region
Found on the Apex of the respiratory region on either side of nasal cavity
small
lined by olfactory epithelium
sense of smell(olfactory epithelium)
What is centrally formed by the cribriform plate of ethmoid bone.
The roof of the nasal cavity
The anterior and posterior plates of the roof
Anterior to plate:
the Roof slopes inferior to the nostrils
formed by the nasal bone, frontal bone, alar cartilage and lateral processes septal cartilages.
posterior plate: roof slopes inferior to choana
formed by the vomer, sphenoid and palatine bone.
opening btwen the sphenoidal and spheno-ethomoidal recess
The floor of the nasal cavity
comprised of:
soft tissues of external nose
palatine process of maxilla
horizontal plane of the palatine bone
all form the hard palate
smooth and concave
wider than roof
The lateral wall of nasal cavity
Ethmoid bone: Superior nasal concha, middle nasal concha and uncinate process
Perpendicular plate of palatine bone
Medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
Medial surfaces of lacrimal and maxillary bones
Inferior nasal concha
4 Divisions of Conchae of nasal cavity:
- Spheno-ethomoidal recess
- superior nasal meaters
- middle nasal meaters
- inferior nasal meaters
THE Ethmoidal bulla
Dome shaped
inferior to middle nasal concha
just anterior to midpoint of middle nasal concha
on the lateral wall od the middle nasal meaters
formed by ethomoidal cells
inferior to ethmoidal bulla and its anterior ends form ethmoidal.
Semilunar hiatus
Structures opening onto the lateral nasal wall? name ?
Frontal sinuses
ethmoidal recess
Maxillary sinuses
nasalacrimal duct: inferior nasal meaters
Nasolacrimal duct
found in the inferior nasal meaters
it a tube like that drains tears from the eye
connected to the eye