Orbits, eye, ear, nose oral cavity and airway Flashcards
Orbit
7 bones
frontal bone
zygomatic bone
spheniod
ethmoid bone
lacrimal bone
palatine bone (tiny part)
maxilla bone
Lacrimal Apparatus and Gland
- Lacrinmal gland secretes lacrimal fluid (tears)
- paraysmpathetic innervation by N VII (via pterygopalatine ganglion)
- lactimal ducts convey tears to conjectival sac
- lacrimal canaliculi convey tears to lacrimal sac
- nasolacrimal duct converys tears to nasal cavity
Extra-ocular Muscles
(innervated by CN III)
- CN III:
- levetor palpebrae superioris
- interior oblique
- superior rectus
- inferior rectus
- medial rectus
Extra-occular muscles that are not innervated by CN III
- SO4
- superior oblique- CN IV (trochlear)
- LR6
- Lacteral Rectus - CN VI (abducent)
Optic Canal
(nerves and arteries)
- optic nerve (CN II)
- Opthalmic artery (branch of internal carotid artery)
Superior orbital fissure
(nerves)
- Occulomotor (CNIII)
- Trochlear (CN IV)
- abducent (CNVI)
- divisions of the opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve (V1)
Common Tendinous Ring
(contents and importance)
- Optic nerve (II)
- Opthalimic artery
- superior branch of oculomotor nerve (III)
- nasocillary branch of opthalmic nerve (V1)
- abducent nerve (VI)
“Just make sure you know CN 2, 3, 6, and opthalmic artery –> reason this is important: retrobulbar block
- nerves are harder to hit bc they are protected by this ring”
Fibrous Layer of eyeball
- sclera- rough opaque part
- provides for muscular attachment to eye
- mostly avascular
- “white of the eye”
- Cornea
- transparent
- completely avscular
- innervated by CN V1
Vascular layerof eyeball
- Choroid - highly perfused
- ciliary body
- provides attachement for the lens and controls the thickness of the lens (focus-accomadation)
- ciliary process secrets aquesous humor which fills the posterior chamber
- Iris
- thin contractile diaphragm on the anterior surface of the lense
- sympathetic and parasymathetic control
- thin contractile diaphragm on the anterior surface of the lense
*take home: these surgeries require anesthesia providers to be present but you dont really give much sedation, just there to monitor
Inner Layer of Eyeball
- retina
- fundus: part where light enetering the eyeball is focused
- 2 parts:
- optic part- sensitive to visual light rays
- macula of hte retina with fovea centralis: most acute vision
- nonvisual parts- optic disk: CN II and vessels enter the eye; no photoreceptors, blind spot
- white spot = aka blind spot
- where the optic nerve and opthamic artery come into the eye
- white spot = aka blind spot
*take home: surgery of inner eye needs A VERY DEEP sedation, which means you will have BP issues and you need to support it (can’t have that eye ball moving)
retrobulbar block
- find the maxillary bone and inject LA behind the eye
- common tendinous ring - makes CN 2, 3, 6 harder to hit*
- will block eye movement and sensation
peribulbar block
- block is not as deep; will not inhibit the nerves as much (bc of the CTR)
- mostly for pain sensation (will have min movement)
Ear
Facial nerve and Vestibulocochlear
- facial nerve and vestibulocochlear nerve exit through the interal acoustic meatus together
- CN 8 will innervate semicircular canals and cochlear for hearing and balance
- CN 7 continues and passes through the facial cannal and exits via the stylomastoid formamen
- surgery of inner ear: you cannot use muscle relaxants!
- must be able to monitor CN 7 to make sure they do not injur it
Nose
(functions)
- olfaction
- respiration
- filtration
- humidification
- reception and elemination of secretions from the nasal mucosa, paranasal sinuses, and nasolacrimal ducts
Nose
(8 bones)
- frontal
- nasal
- sphenoid
- ethmoid (makes up nasal septum)
- palatine
- inferior nasal concha
- maxillary
- vomer (makes up nasal septum)
Nasal Cavities
- lined by nasal mucosa
- superior 1/3 is the olfactory area
- inferior 2/3 is the respiratory area
- three nasal concha divide cavity into four air passages
- spheno-ethmoidal recess (allows for sense of smell), superior nasal meatus, middle nasal meatus, and inferior nasal meatus
Paranasal Sinuses
(action and name the 4 sinuses/innervations)
- air filled extension of the respiratoy part of the nasal cavity (allows protection/decreases weight of head)
- drains into nasal cavity via mulpitle openings
- frontal sinus -CN V1
- ethmoid sinus (cells) - CN V1
- sphenoidal sinuses - very thin bone seperates from several important structures (CN V1)
- maxillary sinuses - CN V2
Nasal Cavity
(vasculature and innervation)
- “highly vascularized”
- innervation:
- olfactory nerve (CN1) - smell
- Trigeminal nerve
- opthalic division (CN V1)- anterosuperior part
- maxillary division (CN V2)-(*per Nicole) - postero-inferior half to 2/3 of the nasal mucosa
Oral Cavity
- dental arches anteriorly and laterally (where teeth sit)
- palates
- occupied by the tongue
- communicates posteriorly with the oropharynx
- 2 arches
- palatoglossal arch - anterior and attaches to tongue
- palatopharyngeal arch - posterior; attaches to oral arch
Oral Cavity
(bones)
- mandible
- maxilla
- palatine bone
Oral Cavity
(teeth)
- 32 adult teeth
- numbered 1-16 right to left on maxilla
- supplied by CN V2 (superior alveolar nerve branch)
- numbered 17-32 left to right on mandible
- supplied by CN V2 (inferior alveolar nerve branch)
Palate
(generals)
- arched roof of the oral cavity proper and floor of nasal cavities
- hard palate
- soft palate
- palatine tonsils- lymphoid tissue on each side of the oropharynx between the two arches
Hard Palate
- anterior 2/3
- palatine processes of the maxillae and horizontal plates of the palatine bones
- incisive fossa and greater palatine foramen allow for vessels of maxillary artery (external cartoid) and nerves of CN V2)
Soft Palate
- movable posterior 1/3
- uvula
- continuous with wall of the pharynx and joined to tongue and pharynx by the platoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
* if the right vagal nerve is damaged, you will see a left sided deviation of your uvula
Soft palate muscles:
Tensor Veli Palatini
- only muscle innervated by CN V3
- action:
- tenses soft palate and opens mouth of pharygotoympanic tube during swallowing and yawning
*can cause occlusion of airway if damaged*
Soft Palate Muscles
Levator veli palatini
- Action:
- elevates soft palate during swallowing and yawning
- Innervation:
- Vagus Nerve
Soft Palate Muscles
Palatoglossus
- Action:
- elevates posterior part of tongue and draws soft palate onto tongue
- Innervation:
- Vagus Nerve
Soft Palate Muscles:
Palatopharyngeus
- Action:
- tenses soft palate
- puls wall of pharynx superiorly, anteriorly, medially with swallowing
- Innervation:
- Vagus Nerve