Nose Week 3 FINISHED Flashcards
What is the function of the nose nasal cavities?
- filtration of dust
- respiration (breathing)
- olfaction (smell)
- humidification of inspired air, warms and moistens before passing to rest of respiratory tract
- receives secretions from the paranasal sinuses and nasolacrimal ducts
What divides the nasal cavity into right and left cavities?
It is divided into 2 cavities (lt and rt) by the nasal septum
What are the parts of the external nose? (point to them)
Root Dorsum Tip or apex Nasal septum Alae of the nose (alae , plural) (ala , singular) alae = wings
What does nare/nares mean? What different nares do we have?
Opening into the nasal cavity. We have anterior and posterior nares (posterior nares open posteriorly into the nasopharynx), (anterior nares are the opening anteriorly)
What are the posterior nares also known as?
Posteriorly called the choanae (between the nasal cavity and the pharynx)
What are the anterior nares also known as?
Anteriorly called nostrils (nasal cavity to outside)
What bones make up the nose?
Nasal bones
Frontal process of the maxilla
Nasal parts of the frontal bones and its nasal spine
How many bits of cartilage are there in the nose? What are they?
10
5 main cartilages
2 lateral cartilages
2 alar cartilages
1 septal cartilage
How many parts does the nasal septum consist of? What are they? What else contributes a small amount to the nasal septum?
3
Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid
Vomer
Septal cartilage
Also includes small sections of the palatine and maxillae, called the nasal crests
Describe the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid
It descends from the cribriform plate superiorly, it is continuous superiorly with the crista galli
Describe the vomer
A thin flat bone found posterior and inferiorly
Describe the septal cartilage
Its is continuous inferiorly and anteriorly with the bony septum.
What are the size dimensions of the nasal cavity?
Height 5 cm
Length 5-7 cm
Roof 1-2 mm
Floor 1.5 cm
What are the vestibules of the nasal cavities lined with? What is the rest of the nasal cavity lined with?
Skin and stiff hairs line the vestibules, and then rest of the cavities are lined with mucous membranes
What is a vestibule?
A cavity situated at the entrance to a hollow
What is the entrance to the nasal cavity and what is the exit?
The entrance in the nostrils anteriorly, and it opens posteriorly into the nasopharynx through the choanae (funnel shaped openings)
What are the mucous membranes of the nasal cavities attached to?
Firmly bound or attached to adjacent periosteum and perichondrium
What are the mucous membranes of the nasal cavities continuous with? What are these areas?
They are continuous with all the cavities with with the nasal cavity is continuous. e.g.:
- nasopharynx posteriorly
- paranasal sinuses (frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, sphenoid)
- lacrimal sac and conjunctiva superiorly