Oral And Nasal Cavities Flashcards
Nasal cavity bones
- Nasal
- Maxillary
- Lacrimal
- Frontal
- Ethmoid
- Inferior nasal concha
- Palatine
- Vomer
Sphenoethmoidal recess
Above superior concha
1. Receives opening sphenoidal sinus
Superior meatus in nasal cavity
Marrow passage between middle and superior conchae
1. Houses posterior ethmoid sinuses
Middle meatus in nasal cavity
Communicates w/ frontal and maxillary sinus
Inferior meatus of nasal cavity
Lacrimal duct
Nasal cavity innervation
- CN I
- CN V1
A. Anterior ethmoid: internal, lateral, and medial nasal branches
B. Posterior ethmoid: sphenoid sinus and ethmoid air cells- Often absent
- CN V2
A. Nasopalatine and posterior nasal branches - Parasympathetic from CN VII via greater petrosal -> pterygopalatine ganglia -> jump onto branches CN V -> nasal mucosa
- Sympathetic: superior cervical ganglion w/ blood vessels
Blood supply to nasal cavity
Anastomoses
- Internal carotid -> ophthalmic -> ant and post ethmoidal -> anterior septal branches
- External carotid -> maxillary -> sphenopalatine -> posterior septal branches
Soft palate
CN X all musculature except tensor veil palatini (CN V3)
Structures superior to soft palate
Nasopharynx and muscles that elevate palate
- Torus tubarius
- Salpingopharyngeal fold
- Tensor veli palatini
- Levator veli palatini
Torus tubarius
Bulbous cartilaginous opening of auditory tube
Salpingopharyngeal fold
Makes up posterior border of auditory tube
Tensor veli palatini
Off auditory tube and sphenoid bone -> wraps around pterygoid hamulus -> soft palate
Levator veli palatini
Off auditory tube and petrous bone -> uvulas
Structures inferior to soft palate
Muscles elevate pharynx and posterior tongue -> soft palate
- Uvula
- Palatoglossal arch
- Palatopharyngeal arch
Uvula
Central body and origin palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
1. Contain tonsils
Palatoglossal arch
Covers palatoglossus muscle
- Prox: uvulae anteriorly
- Distal: posterior tongue