Osteology, Spaces and Cavities Anatomy

Question 1

what is another name for the skull?

Answer 1

the cranium

Question 2

what are the two regions of the cranium?

Answer 2

neurocranium

viscerocranium

Question 3

what part of the cranium surrounds the brain?

Answer 3

the neurocranium

Question 4

what part of the cranium makes up the facial skeleton?

Answer 4

the viscerocranium

Question 5

what are the three parts that the cranial vault can be divided into called?

Answer 5

anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossae

Question 6

what is another name for the cranial vault?

Answer 6

the neurocranial cavity

Question 7

what are the three chambers that are in communication with the nasal cavities?

Answer 7

paranasal sinuses
lacrimal sac
nasopharynx

Question 8

what are the two functions of the mucosa located in the nasal cavities?

Answer 8

respiration

olfaction

Question 9

what does olfaction mean?

Answer 9

smelling

Question 10

what are nasal conchae covered in mucosa called?

Answer 10

turbinate’s

Question 11

what are the three projecting nasal conchae of the lateral nasal wall called?

Answer 11

superior nasal concha
middle nasal concha
inferior nasal concha

Question 12

which two nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone?

Answer 12

superior and middle

Question 13

what is found above the superior nasal concha?

Answer 13

the sphenoethmoidal recess

Question 14

what is found between the superior and middle nasal concha?

Answer 14

the superior meatus

Question 15

what is found between the middle and inferior nasal conchae?

Answer 15

the middle meatus

Question 16

what is found below the inferior nasal concha?

Answer 16

the inferior meatus

Question 17

how many pairs of paranasal sinuses are there?

Answer 17

four

Question 18

what lines the paranasal sinuses?

Answer 18

respiratory epithelium

Question 19

what are the four paranasal sinuses?

Answer 19

frontal sinus
ethmoidal air cells
sphenoid sinus
maxillary sinus

Question 20

what are the two roles of the paranasal sinuses?

Answer 20

reduce weight of the skull

increase vocal resonance

Question 21

what is it called when the mucosa of the paranasal sinuses becomes inflammed?

Answer 21

sinusitis

Question 22

what are the additional features found underneath the middle nasal concha?

Answer 22

ethmoid bulla

semilunar hiatus

Question 23

where does the sphenoidal sinus drain?

Answer 23

sphenoethmoidal recess

Question 24

where does the posterior ethmoidal air cells drain?

Answer 24

superior meatus

Question 25

what three things drain into the semi-lunar hiatus of the middle meatus?

Answer 25

frontal sinus
maxillary sinus
anterior ethmoidal air cells

Question 26

where does the middle ethmoidal air cells drain?

Answer 26

ethmoidal bulla of the middle meatus

Question 27

where does the nasolacrimal duct drain?

Answer 27

the inferior meatus

Question 28

how many cartilages create the laryngeal skeleton?

Answer 28

9

Question 29

what is the majority of the laryngeal skeleton made of and what is the exception?

Answer 29

hyaline cartilage

epiglottis = elastic cartilage

Question 30

what lines the internal larynx?

Answer 30

respiratory mucosa

Question 31

what are the three regions of the internal larynx?

Answer 31

laryngeal vestibule
laryngeal ventricles
infraglottic region

Question 32

what are the laryngeal vestibule and ventricles collectively referred to as?

Answer 32

the supraglottis

Question 33

what are the two parts of the oral cavity?

Answer 33

oral vestibule

oral cavity proper

Question 34

where is the oral vestibule found?

Answer 34

between the internal surface of the lips and the external surface of the teeth

Question 35

where is the oral cavity proper found?

Answer 35

between the internal surface of the teeth and the oropharynx

Question 36

where should the tip of a laryngoscope blade be placed?

Answer 36

the vallecula

Question 37

where is the vallecula?

Answer 37

between the base of the tongue and the anterior epiglottis