Pterygopalatine Fossa & Nasal Cavity Flashcards
Look at this depiction of the external nose
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Look at purpose games to get oriented with the bones of the nasal cavity
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The nasal cavity is lined with nasal mucosa ecept for which of the following?
A. Vestibule of the nose
B. Internal portion of the nose
C. External portion of the nose
D. Both A and B
E. A is considered C
External portion of the nose
Vestibule of the nose
The nasal mucosa is connected to the _________ of the nasal bones and the __________ of the cartilagenous components
Perosteum
Perichondrium
Which of the following is the roof of the nasal cavity?
A. Superior, Middle, and Inferior Concha
B. Palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone
C. Nasal Septum
D. Frontal bone, ethmoid B., sphenoid B.
Frontal bone, ethmoid B., sphenoid B.
Which of the following is the floor of the nasal cavity?
A. Superior, Middle, and Inferior Concha
B. Palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone
C. Nasal Septum
D. Frontal bone, ethmoid B., sphenoid B.
Palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone
Which of the following is the medial wall of the nasal cavity?
A. Superior, Middle, and Inferior Concha
B. Palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone
C. Nasal Septum
D. Frontal bone, ethmoid B., sphenoid B.
Nasal Septum
Which of the following is the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?
A. Superior, Middle, and Inferior Concha
B. Palatine process of maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone
C. Nasal Septum
D. Frontal bone, ethmoid B., sphenoid B.
Superior, Middle, and Inferior Concha
What 5 structures make up the nasal septum?
Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid B.
Vomer
Septal Cartilages
Nasal Crest of Maxillary B.
Palatine Bs.
The nasal concha divides the nasal cavity into 4 passages that specific sinuses open up in to. Which of the following meatuses drain into the posterior ethmoidal sinus?
A. Spheno-ethmoidal recess
B. Superior Nasal Meatus
C. Middle Nasal Meatus
D. Inferior Nasal Meatus
Superior Nasal Meatus
The nasal concha divides the nasal cavity into 4 passages that specific sinuses open up in to. Which of the following meatuses drain into the frontal sinus, anterior and middle ethmoid sinus, and maxillary sinus?
A. Spheno-ethmoidal recess
B. Superior Nasal Meatus
C. Middle Nasal Meatus
D. Inferior Nasal Meatus
Middle Nasal Meatus
NOTE: the maxillary sinus opens into the middle nasal meatus in the posterior portion of the semilunar hiatus at the maxillary ostium
The nasal concha divides the nasal cavity into 4 passages that specific sinuses open up in to. Which of the following meatuses drain into the sphenoid sinus?
A. Spheno-ethmoidal recess
B. Superior Nasal Meatus
C. Middle Nasal Meatus
D. Inferior Nasal Meatus
Spheno-ethmoidal recess
The nasal concha divides the nasal cavity into 4 passages that specific sinuses open up in to. Which of the following meatuses drain into the nasolacrimal duct?
A. Spheno-ethmoidal recess
B. Superior Nasal Meatus
C. Middle Nasal Meatus
D. Inferior Nasal Meatus
Inferior Nasal Meatus
What are the 4 branches that come off the Maxillary A. that supply the lateral and medial walls of the nasal cavity?
Sphenopalatine A.
Anterior Ethmoidal A.
Posterior Ethmoidal A.
Greater Palatine A.
While branches off the maxillary A. are the main suppliers of the nasal cavity, to a lesser extent the Facial A. also gives off branches to supply the cavity as well. What are these two branches?
Superior Labial A.
Lateral Nasal Branches