Orbit and Nasal Cavity Flashcards
nose function
filters dust entering the respiratory system
nose bones
paired nasal bones
maxillae
frontal bone
septum
nose cartilages
3 main lateral: major, alar, septal
nose internal surface
lateral wall has 3 projections:
superior, middle and inferior conchae
nose blood supply
branches from opthalmic and maxillary arteries
nose nerve supply
olfactory and opthalmic nerves
cranial nerve 1
olfactory
special afferent - sensory (olfaction)
exit = cribriform plate
olfaction
aided by air flow through nasal cavity
conchae help warm and moisten air
olfaction receptors detect ‘smell’
olfaction receptors
in epithelium lining roof and walls of nasal cavity
secrete mucus fluid
odoriferous gases dissolve in fluid
gases are detected by olfactory nerves
anosmia
lack of smell
can be temporary (cold) or permanent (trauma, Parkinson’s)
paranasal sinuses
air filled extensions of nasal cavity frontal sinuses ethmoidla cells sphenoidal sinuses maxillary sinuses
frontal sinuses
paired
in frontal bone
drain through frontonasal duct
ethmoid cells
invaginations in ethmoid bone
drain into middle meatus (anterior/middle) or superior meatus (posterior)
sphenoidal sinuses
in sphenoidal bone
drain into spheno-ethmoid recesses
maxillary sinuses
paired
in maxilla
drain into middle meatus