Nose, Nasal Cavity, and Paranasal Sinus Quiz

Question 1

nasal bones are at the

Answer 1

top

Question 2

nasal spine at the

Answer 2

bottom

Question 3

the septum is made

Answer 3

up of elastic cartilage

Question 4

where nasal cavity begins and is divided in half by the septum

Answer 4

nasal aperture

Question 5

lower part of the septum

Answer 5

vomer

Question 6

upper part is formed by the

Answer 6

perpendicular plate of the ethmoid

Question 7

forms the roof of the nasal cavity

Answer 7

cribriform plate

Question 8

anterior end of nasal cavity formed by

Answer 8

same elastic cartilage found in nose

Question 9

two small “shelves”

Answer 9

superior and middle nasal conchae

Question 10

below the ______ the lateral wall is formed by the ______

Answer 10

ethmoid bone

maxillae

Question 11

where maxillae and ethmoid meet. third shelf

Answer 11

inferior nasal concha

Question 12

a separate bone of the nose

Answer 12

inferior nasal concha

Question 13

area beneath each concha

Answer 13

meatus: superior, middle, and inferior meatus on each side

Question 14

most posterior-superior part of the nasal cavity

Answer 14

sphenoethmoidal recess

Question 15

sphenoethmoidal recess meets which bones

Answer 15

ethmoid meets sphenoid

Question 16

how many epithelium cover nasal area

Answer 16

2

Question 17

for sense of smell

Answer 17

olfactory epithelium

Question 18

Epithelium found in the roof, down nasal septum about 10mm

Answer 18

olfactory epithelium

Question 19

Epithelium found on lateral wall and the superior nasal concha

Answer 19

olfactory epithelium

Question 20

pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells and cilia

Answer 20

respiratory epithelium

Question 21

Epithelium that lines the rest of the cavity

Answer 21

respiratory epithelium

Question 22

secretes mucus onto the cilia

Answer 22

goblet cells

Question 23

entraps contaminants as they enter the nose

Answer 23

goblet cells

Question 24

in a wavelike motion carry the mucus and contaminants out of nasal cavity

Answer 24

cilia beat

Question 25

what bones are found in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity

Answer 25

ethmoid bone and maxillae

Question 26

the external nose has bony attachments to the

Answer 26

nasal bones and lacrimal bones

Question 27

the sphenoethmoidal recess is found in the ________ portion of the nasal cavity

Answer 27

posterior-superior

Question 28

t/f

the vomer and the ethmoid form the main part of the nasal septum

Answer 28

true

Question 29

t/f

the three nasal concha on each side of the nasal cavity all come from the ethmoid

Answer 29

false

two: superior and inferior

Question 30

t/f

the choana is the area at the posterior end of the nasal septum

Answer 30

true

Question 31

t/f

the epithelium of the nasal cavity is all pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Answer 31

false

Question 32

t/f

the maxillae and the ethmoid bone form the floor of the nasal cavity

Answer 32

false

Question 33

t/f

there are paranasal sinuses opening into all three meatus spaces

Answer 33

true

Question 34

t/f

the frontal and sphenoid sinuses cross over the midline

Answer 34

true

Question 35

t/f

the anterior ethmoid air cells open into the most anterior-superior part of the hiatus semilunaris

Answer 35

false

Question 36

the posterior ethmoid air cells open into the ethmoid bulla

Answer 36

false

Question 37

t/f

the openings for the maxillary sinuses are about two thirds of the way up the lateral wall of the sinus

Answer 37

false

Question 38

t/f

the opening for the maxillary sinus is at the posterior-inferior end of the hiatus semilunaris

Answer 38

true

Question 39

t/f

paranasal sinuses enlarge with age

Answer 39

true

Question 40

t/f

paranasal sinuses hep to make bone lighter

Answer 40

true

Question 41

sinus infections and allergies

Answer 41

can involve any of the sinuses

may be more common as a result of sinus abnormalities