Oral and Nasal Cavities Flashcards
What separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity?
Hard Palate
Nasal Cavity:
- Roof
- Floor
- Medial Wall
Roof:
- Frontal
- Sphenoid
- ETHMOID
Floor:
Hard palate
Medial:
- Nasal Septum
Nasal Cavity:
- Lateral Wall
Lateral:
- Ethmoidal Labyrinth
- Uncinate Process
- Perpendicular Plate (Palatine Bone)
- Pterygoid Process (Sphenoid)
- Lacrimal Bones
- Maxilla
- Inferior Concha
Nasal Cavity:
- Anterior aperture (fleshy, bony)
Bony (single):
- Piriform Aperture
Fleshy (paired):
- Nares
Nasal Cavity:
- Posterior Aperture
Choanae
What does the hard palate forming the floor of the nasal cavity consist of?
- Anterior
- Posterior
Posterior:
- Horizontal Plate (palatine bone)
Anterior:
- Palatine Process (maxilla)
What does the nasal septum forming the medial wall of the nasal cavity consist of?
- Nasal Cartilage
- Vomer
- Perpendicular plate (ethmoid)
What do the conchae on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity divide the space into?
4 meatuses:
- Superior
- Middle
- Inferior
- Common
What gateways are there for nerves are blood vessels to enter the nasal cavities?
- Cribiform Plate
- Sphenopalatine Foramen
- Incisive canal
- Small foramen in lateral wall and around margin of nares
What nerve supplies the special sensory to the nasal cavity?
- Olfactory N. (CN I)
What nerves supply GSA to the nasal cavity?
- Anterior Ethmoid N. (V1)
- Nasopalatine n. (V2)
- Lateral Nasal Branches (V2)
Nasal Cavity GSA:
- Anterior
- Posterior
Anterior:
- Anterior Ethmoid N. (V1)
Posterior:
- Nasopalatine (V2)
- Lateral Nasal Branches (V2)
**Note: this includes the lateral walls of the respective areas
What nerve courses along the long axis of the ethmoid bone to reach the incisive canal?
- Nasopalatine N. (V2)
What artery courses with the Anterior Ethmoid n.?
- Anterior Ethmoid artery
What artery courses with the nasopalatine n.?
- where does it originate?
- Sphenopalatine a. (=> maxillary a. => External Carotid => common carotid)
**This is a terminal Branch of the maxillary artery
What supplies GSA to the mucosa of the pharynx, nasal and oral cavities?
Pharynx:
- Maxillary n. (V2)
- Glossopharyngeal n. (IX)
- Vagus (X)
Nasal and Oral:
- Trigeminal (V)
What are the 2 important cartilages of the external nose?
- Septal and Alar Cartilages
What bones form the piriform APERTURE?
- R and L maxilla Inferiorly and Laterally
- 2 small nasal bones superiorly
What bone forms the medial wall of the orbit and is also a major bone of the nasal cavity?
- Oribital Plate of the Ethmoid Bone
What space lies superior to the nasal cavity?
Anterior Cranial Fossa
What is the destination of nerves and arteries in the pterygopalatine fossa?
- Nasal Cavity
- Roof of the Mouth
What forms the nasal septum:
Anteriorly
Posteriorly
Anteriorly:
-Septal Cartilage
Posteriorly:
- Perpendicular Plate of Ethmoid
- Vomer
How are the vessels of the nasal cavity and the superior sagittal sinus connected?
- a Vein that runs through FORAMEN CECUM
What space is located just inside the nostril in the nasal cavity?
- what lies posterior
- Vestibule
- Conchae lie posterior
T or F: the superior, middle and inferior nasal conchae are all derived from the ethmoid bone
False, the inferior concha is a separate bone
Where is the sphenoethmoidal Recess located?
Above the Superior Concha
What is the function of the mucous and choncha in the nasal cavity?
Mucous:
Filter and Humidify Air
Concha:
Increase SA to aid in WARMING the air
What is the pupose of hairs and mucous in the nasal cavity?
- Remove Particles > 10 µm
What is the purpose of the cilia in the trachea?
To Move Material Up and Out
T or F: there is no mucous in healthy Alveoli?
True
What happens to particles that are
- Phagocytosed by Alveolar Macrophages (DUST CELLS)
Where does most air go during quiet breathing?
- Across Inferior Concha
- Through Middle meatus
When will air be forced up into the olfactory epithelium near the roof of the nasal cavity?
- Strongly Sniffing
Where does the Sphenoid Sinus Drain ?
Sphenoethmoidal Recess (ABOVE the superior Meatus)
Ethmoid Air Cell Drainage?
- Anterior
- Middle
- Posterior
Anterior/Middle:
- Bulla Ethmoidalis (beneath Middle concha)
Posterior:
- Directly into the superior Meatus
Where do the Frontal and Maxillary Sinuses Drain?
- Drainage Route
Frontal:
Frontal Sinus –> Frontonasal Duct –> Hiatus Semilunaris –> Middle Meatus
Maxillary:
Maxillary Sinus –> Hiatus Semilunaris –> Middle Meatus
What forms the Hiatus Semilunaris?
Anteriorly:
Uncinate Process
Posterioly:
Ethmoid Bulla
What is the drainage problem of the maxillary sinus and how is it solved?
- what about when your sick?
- to empty into the middle meatus, it must travel up
Normally:
Cilia beat and carry stuff up and out
Sick:
You blow your nose and use bernoulli’s principle to get stuff out
What does the Nasolacrimal duct drain and where does it empty?
- Drains tears from the surface of the eye
- Empties into Inferior Meatus
What sinuses empty into the Spenoethmoidal Recess, Superior Meatus, Middle Meatus, Inferior Meatus?
Spenoethmoidal Recess:
1. Sphenoid Sinus
Superior Meatus:
1. Posterior Ethmoid Air Cells
Middle Meatus:
- Anterior and Middle Ethmoid Air Cells
- Frontal Sinus
- Maxillary Sinus
Inferior Meatus:
1. Nasolacrimal Duct
T or F: Maxillary Teeth lie beneath the maxillary sinus
True, Severe infections in sinus can cause tooth rotting or visa versa
What opening lies just posterior to the middle concha?
- Bones joining here
Spenopalatine Foramen
- Palatine Bone Meets Sphenoid